Russian invasion of Ukraine

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frankenbike in reply to @Alex_B

This is the only port that Russia has with access to a coastline that doesn't freeze in winter.

When people say this I wonder why they can't just stick in a port at Novorossiysk or somewhere? Surely it's easier to do a bit of dredging than it is to invade a country?

I don't know anything about ports but according to Google they only need to be 30ft deep... there must be a good reason for them wanting Sevastopol?

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ectoplasmosis in reply to @frankenbike

Crimea conveniently comes with rights to a large swathe of the Black Sea, and with it large deposits of relatively straightforward to exploit oil.

Otherwise, russia's options for future petrochemical exploration are mostly limited to expensive and difficult to extract Arctic caches.

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Stonehedge in reply to @ectoplasmosis

Not to mention gives direct access to the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.

In terms of why not build another, its a really big deal and insanely expensive.

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