That lots of ships in that area
What I understand Crimea go back to Tsar days
When I was in high school one of our teachers was fluent in Russia. He was airforce and came fo this country aa a baby. He also did some work for the CIA. One day he got a phone call and left for a couple of weeks
When he came back we were of course courious.
His reply to our questions was he had been a tourist and was visiting “family”. The unclassified part he could share. The Russians were building a canal starting in Moscow toward the sea. We had quite a conversation /lesson on why this was important to them : security, commerce, culture etc
They could not gain world statice without it. There is no way they will ever give that up. It would be like us succeeding California
O is so stupid. He can’t even choose winnable battles