Comments by "Paul Panter" (@paulpanter1092) on "Russian warship ‘Sergei Kotov’ is sunk by Ukrainian boat drones in raid on Crimea" video.

Putin in an interview on August 29, 2008: “Crimea is not a disputed territory. There is no ethnic conflict. And Russia long ago recognized the current borders of what is now Ukraine. The question about Russia's goals only serves as a provocation. Complicated social processes are taking place in Crimea: Crimean Tatars, Ukrainian people, Russian people and the Slavic population in general. But this is an internal political problem of Ukraine itself. We have an agreement with Ukraine to operate our fleet until 2017, and we will be guided by this contract."
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