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.
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.