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Ukraine is planning to push back Russian influence in the western part of the Black Sea through a new national maritime strategy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his daily video address on Saturday evening. “We clearly understand that the war has changed the balance of power in our Black Sea region and that the Russian fleet will never again dominate these waters,” Zelensky said. Ukraine will pursue its own national interests at sea and those of its partners and protect transport routes, he said. Russia took possession of a large part of the Ukrainian fleet when it illegally ann…

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