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Kyiv | Jun. 26, 2021

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British Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender arrives at the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine. 
Russia Forces British Warship Away from Crimea amid Rising Tensions with NATO

Jun. 26 -...For Russia, the Black Sea is of particular importance for economic and geostrategic reasons. Russia’s Black Sea ports, as the country’s only warm water ports, have always served its economic interests. The control of the Black Sea also means total control over the Sea of Azov - a small body of water surrounded by Russia and Ukraine connected to the Black Sea by the Kerch Strait.

Director of the Information and Press Department at Russia's Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova told a media briefing that Moscow regards the Black Sea incident with the British Navy destroyer as a "blatant provocation" by the British side. In this regard, the British Ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow over the incident in the Black Sea and met with officials on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident comes amid years of rising tensions between Russia and its neighbors in the west...     quoted from
...Kyiv is the undisputed center of business and commerce of Ukraine and home to the country's largest companies, such as Naftogaz UkrainyEnergorynok and Kyivstar. In 2010, the city accounted for 18% of national retail sales and 24% of all construction activity.[149][150][151][152] Indeed, real estate is one of the major forces in Kyiv's economy.

Average prices of apartments are the highest in the country and among the highest in eastern Europe.[153] Kyiv also ranks high in terms of commercial real estate for it is here where the country's tallest office buildings (such as Gulliver and Parus) and some of Ukraine's biggest shopping malls (such as Dream Town and Ocean Plaza) are located.

In May 2011, Kyiv authorities presented a 15-year development strategy which calls for attracting as much as EUR82 billion of foreign investment by 2025 to modernize the city's transport and utilities infrastructure and make it more attractive for tourists...     quoted from Wikipedia
KYIV (KIEV), UKRAINE, Is This Europe's Most Underrated City? 🇺🇦
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British warship challenge

Jun. 26 - ...Russia’s numerous acts of maritime aggression have let to result in any additional international sanctions. This apparent reluctance to impose further costs has fueled fears in Kyiv that an emboldened Kremlin may seek to expand its naval blockade and cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea altogether. In spring 2021, existing concerns over Russia’s naval plans deepened when Moscow moved a number of additional ships to the Black Sea...     quoted from
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