The Kremlin announced on Thursday that any inquiries regarding Russian naval operations should be directed to the defense ministry, in response to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The publication claimed that Russia had withdrawn most of its Black Sea Fleet from its primary base in Crimea, which had been annexed by Russia in 2014. The move was allegedly a reaction to attacks by Ukraine, as Kiev has expressed its determination to regain control of Crimea and other territories seized by Russia.
The spokesperson for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, refrained from commenting on the article or the purported agreement for the establishment of a permanent Russian naval base on the Black Sea coastline of Abkhazia, a region that broke away from Georgia.
This statement was reported by Reuters and the article was written by Alexander Marrow, with editing by Kevin Liffey.
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