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Historical: Putin longs to rebuild Russian empire Strategic: oil, minerals, Black Sea port access. Russia's great strategic weakness is that it doesn't have an
by anigbrowl 2y ago
Historical: Putin longs to rebuild Russian empire
Strategic: oil, minerals, Black Sea port access. Russia's great strategic weakness is that it doesn't have any warm water ports, which drastically limits its naval reach and ability to shape trade.