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Russia’s Black Sea strategy is key to understanding the war in Ukraine. See how.

From Russia’s 2008 war in Georgia to its annexation of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Black Sea region has been key to Putin’s efforts to restore Russian power and influence after the fall of the Soviet Union. RUSI’s Dr Neil Melvin explains why the Black Sea is so strategically important to Russia.

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Russia’s Black Sea strategy is key to understanding the war in Ukraine. See how.
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Shopkeepers in Tehran describe life amid war
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<p>Residents in the Saudi capital, Riyadh have told CNN they don’t want to be dragged into the ongoing war between the US, Israel and Iran. CNN’s International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson spoke to people along one of the city’s busiest cafe boulevards who told him they fear their security would be endangered by any Saudi intervention. </p>
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Riyadh residents tell CNN they don’t want to be dragged into US-Israeli war with Iran
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CNN Investigates: How Iran is targeting US air defenses in the Middle East
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'Iranian operatives have been on the ground here plotting things for a long time': CNN Intelligence Analyst
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CNN Investigates: US-Israeli strikes hit dangerously close to hospitals
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<p>A CNN team on the Israel-Lebanon border witnessed two projectiles from Lebanon striking northern Israel, as the crossfire between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. Israel has carried out a wave of strikes in Beirut and in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israel says five Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded by Hezbollah fire on Friday. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports from the Israel-Lebanon border.</p>
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Intensifying crossfire on Israel-Lebanon border
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People and rescue forces work following a reported strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REFILE – REMOVING ATTRIBUTION TO STRIKE
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New imagery suggests U.S. responsible for Iran school strike
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Iranians speak out despite communications blackout
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<p>CNN’s Fred Pleitgen and photojournalist Claudia Otto join demonstrators as the government attempts to put on a defiant face. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.</p>
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Iranian hardliners gather in Tehran to mourn death of Iran's Supreme Leader
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CNN witnesses smoke billowing in Tehran amid reports of bombardments
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