A few years ago I read that members of Trump’s family were dealing with Erdogan’s sons-in-law regarding a possible big hotel deal. I have also read that Zelensky and Erdogan have talked several times about the Crimea situation, possibly with agreement that Crimea would stay with Ukraine. Ukraine controls an important source of water for Crimea. Definitely a plus that Russia has lost power in Syria.
Ukraine controls an important source of water for Crimea.
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Not any longer. The valve station is now in Russian controlled territory. Without that valve being open, the norther part of Crimea would revert to semiarid desert.