“It’s all about Russian getting warm-water ports.”
The direction of Russian surface warships has been downward.
A small sea with limited access to even the Med, constrained by the Dardanelles, is really only worthwhile in peacetime. Worth having, but not all that serious, militarily.
The Russians will never be a serious seafaring people. They are a continental power.
That’s true - maybe the Russian navy should only operate on frozen seas.
Would solve their sinking problem