MOSCOW SEES SEVASTOPOL AS ANOTHER OKINAWA.

Russia willuse Sevastopol more for economic rather than military purposesand thus is prepared to invest in its development, much as theAmericans did in Okinawa, Vseukrainskiye novosti reportedJune 23. The Ukrainian paper noted that Russia will have onlytwo major strike force fleets–the Northern and the Pacific–andwill gradually reduce the size and importance of the Black Seaand Baltic fleets because of Russia’s changed geopolitical position.

Snegur: Moscow Now Fulfilling Withdrawal Accord.