How The US and Turkey Checkmated Russia

It has frustrated the Russian leadership for centuries, but the only straits that can be used for ships to leave or enter the Black Sea is controlled by Turkey. When they were the Ottoman Empire, the Turks competed for global dominance. Now that they’re a republic they sided with NATO. Is the War in Ukraine part of a centuries old quest for dominance in the Black Sea? FULL TRANSCRIPT SOURCES: MAIN SOURCES: The Geostrategic Importance of the Black Sea Region: A Brief History (CSIS): NATO and Russia in the Black Sea: A New Confrontation? (CSIS): Russia’s Design in The Black Sea: Extending the Buffer Zone (CSIS):