PRESS RELEASE: Russia Announces Closure of Kerch Strait, Cutting Southeastern Ukraine off From Access to Black Sea
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj pubs@jamestown.org 202.483.8888 In a statement today, August 9, Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard called on US government officials... MORE
Russia Announces Closure of Kerch Strait, Cutting Southeastern Ukraine off From Access to Black Sea
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Matthew Czekaj pubs@jamestown.org 202.483.8888 (Source: krymsos.com) In a statement today, August 9, Jamestown Foundation President Glen E. Howard called on... MORE
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Strategic Overview of the Russian Maritime Threat to Ukraine: Mariupol and Odesa at Stake
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Yandex: Tool of Russian Disinformation and Cyber Operations in Ukraine
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Ukraine Hopes to Become Arms Exporter to NATO Countries
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