Kiev and Moscow in dispute over naval port

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Series Details 28.5.08
Publication Date 28/05/2008
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Sevastopol in Crimea has become a focus of tensions between Ukraine and Russia, May 2008. Crimea is in Ukraine but with a majority of ethnic Russians and Sevastopol is the home to the Russian Black Sea. In the background there is also Russia's unhappiness at the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO.

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BBC News, 12.5.08: Moscow mayor barred from Ukraine http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7395826.stm
Wikipedia: Sevastopol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sevastopol

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