The Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Viktor Chirkov stated that Russia carried out a programme of building new patrol ships and submarines for the Black Sea Fleet based in Ukraine. However, this is rather a bluff, and, in general, the main task of this fleet is not so much to protect Russian interests in the Black Sea as political influence on the situation in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Co- Director of Foreign Policy Programmes and International Security of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk to Radio Liberty. …read more
Source: Razumkov Centre