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The Jamestown Foundation: The maritime dimension of the Russia-Ukraine confrontation

Published May 1, 2021. Updated May 1 at 5:03 am

This handout picture released by the Russian Defence Ministry on April 22, 2021, shows Russian frigates moving to land troops and equipment a shore during a military drill along the Opuk training ground not far from the town of Kerch, on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of the Crimea.

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In the latest episode of Eastern Approaches, Jamestown President Glen Howard and retired Ukrainian Admiral Ihor Kabanenko discuss ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. Capturing headlines around the world, in the past two weeks the Russian military built up its forces in occupied Crimea and near the Russian-Ukrainian border, prompting major fears of a new invasion by Russian forces.