The Kremlin wants the rest of the world to believe that it has a special role and set of rights in the Black Sea. Too many Western policymakers fall for this. In truth, the political, economic, and security development of the region is important in its own right.
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Kurt Volker: Seasick no longer
In this photograph taken on Nov. 30, 2019, sailors prepare for the docking of France's Marine Nationale ship Commandant Birot (Aviso Type - Classe d'Estienne d'Orves) at the port of Odesa in The Black Sea.
