No. They invaded and annexed Crimea during that time to gain access to Ukraine’s naval bases and ports on the peninsula. But Ukraine still has a substantial coastline stretching from their border with Romania to the Russian-controlled areas. Other countries control portions of the Black Sea besides Russia and Ukraine: Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia.
Didn't the Russians claim the Black Sea when 0bama was brokering everything not nailed down?
No. They invaded and annexed Crimea during that time to gain access to Ukraine’s naval bases and ports on the peninsula. But Ukraine still has a substantial coastline stretching from their border with Romania to the Russian-controlled areas. Other countries control portions of the Black Sea besides Russia and Ukraine: Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Georgia.
I’m a bit of a geography nut lol.
Ah ha. I've actually worked a lot in that region and should know it.
Anyway, ship them in the cargo hold for all I care. Not my joggers not my problem, I always say!
They already had "access" via having forced Ukraine to grant them leases on the old Soviet naval bases for decades; they wanted permanent possession.