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[Korrespondent] The events of this week indicate that the era of Russian dominance in the Black Sea is over. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, wrote about this on Telegram on Saturday, August 5.
"The sinking to the bottom of the cruiser Moskva in April 2022 symbolized the beginning of the end of the Russian presence in the Black Sea. Today's events are a logical continuation of the end of this chapter of history," Podolyak said.
According to him, being unable to blockade Ukrainian ports and really control the water area, Russia tried to hide (primarily from its own public) its inability by demonstrating "Russian madness" - classic missile terror.
"Today's events tell us one thing: the era of Russia's dominance in the Black Sea has come to an end. The end is not a point, but a process, and this section will still be written for some time. However, what its final will be is already clear to absolutely everyone," stressed Podolyak.
He added that he can only sympathize with the "neutral" countries that use Russian ports to export energy resources.
Neutrality often comes at a cost. Who knows what would have happened if these countries had taken a more active civic stand, in particular on the issue of Russian grain blackmail. However, history does not know the subjunctive mood," he concluded.
As you know, today an oil tanker of the Russian Federation SIG was blown up in the Black Sea , transporting fuel for Russian troops. It was successfully attacked by a sea drone.
A day earlier, at the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk, one of the landing ships , the Olenegorsk miner, was damaged . It nearly sank and was towed to shore with great difficulty.
Also today, Ukraine has declared a threat zone to the waters of all Russian ports on the Black Sea , including Sochi, which the current President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin loves so much.
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