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The bridge, which connects Crimea’s eastern extremity with Russia’s Krasnodar region, provides the only fixed link that steers clear of the disputed territory.

The bridge, which connects Crimea’s eastern extremity with Russia’s Krasnodar region, provides the only fixed link that steers clear of hotly disputed territory.

On the other, voters often move, breaking the fixed link between their registration and their residence.

Now that a fixed link has been ruled out, attention will turn to the substance of the union connectivity review.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been a vocal supporter of a fixed link between Britain and Northern Ireland.