The Russians Want Crimea as Their Primary Military Base

The russians want crimea to project force. If they keep their base in sebascopol, it means that the black sea becomes a russian lake. The level of paranois is rocketing. I think she is really hedging his bets. It's not going the way he was told it was going to go. China has a lot more to lose from sanctions being placed on it by the united states than russia does.