All car lanes have been restored 39 days earlier than planned, a deputy prime minister has said The Crimean Bridge, which was targeted by a Ukrainian sabotage attack several months ago, has resumed road traffic at full capacity, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin announced on Thursday.

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Western sanctions are a blow to Russia, but they also hurt the entire global economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a government meeting on Wednesday. “As their weapons, [Western states] choose economic, financial, trade and other sanctions against Russia. They are now backfiring on the Europeans and Americans through rising prices for gasoline, energy,…