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Newly entrenched on the Crimean peninsula, Russia has appropriated the title to large parts of Ukraine’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone (EEZ). According to the treaty on Crimea’s accession to Russia (a constitutional act in Russia), “the demarcation of maritime spaces in the Black Sea is determined on the basis of the Russian Federation’s international treaties” (Kremlin.ru, March 18, 2014; see EDM, March 19, 21, 2014). This implies, first, that Russia may deem Ukraine’s agreements on demarcation with other Black Sea countries as no longer valid; and second, that Russia reserves the option …read more
Source: The Jamestown Foundation