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[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sevastopol helps them keep firm presence on the Black Sea and from that the Mediterranean so long as Turkey allows them through the Bosporus and Dardanelles to the Aegean. They don’t want their presence being dependent on Crimea’s holding

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 15 points 9 months ago

Too bad they messed that up by invading Ukraine. Russia had a lease on Sevastopol up through 2042, now they'll be lucky to keep it for the next 5 years.