Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe and has a strategic location in the eastern part of the country because it links Europe with Asia.
It has also an important outlets to the sea, such as the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, then to “Warm Waters“, closer to Suez Canal than other Russian Naval Stations.
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