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2023-08-06 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia's dominance in the Black Sea is over - OP

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Posted by badanov 2023-08-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Simply put, the Russians don't have the ships needed to protect the shipping lanes. And the Turks have a more powerful Navy than the Russians in the Black Sea.

When former empires start seeing they are no longer powers and are supplanted.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-06 00:07|| 2023-08-06 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Crimea is an 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' so all they need are revenue cutters

Posted by magpie 2023-08-06 10:44|| 2023-08-06 10:44|| Front Page Top

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