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In Sevastopol in Crimea, Russian naval officers of the Black Sea Fleet pass in front of a Russians institute that shows symbolic colors and design of both Russia and the Black Sea fleet. Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine, located in the south of the country on the Black Sea, and the majority is absolutely Russians. Russia has kept remaining the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol for over 200 years, even after Ukraine’s 1991 independence. Although the fleet remaining is due to the two country’s agreement, because of the status, Crimea has become one of the Russia-related potential flashpoints.

In Sevastopol in Crimea, Russian naval officers of the Black Sea Fleet pass in front of a Russians institute that shows symbolic colors and design of both Russia and the Black Sea fleet. Crimea is an autonomous republic of Ukraine, located in the south of the country on the Black Sea, and the majority is absolutely Russians. Russia has kept remaining the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol for over 200 years, even after Ukraine’s 1991 independence. Although the fleet remaining is due to the two country’s agreement, because of the status, Crimea has become one of the Russia-related potential flashpoints.