Doing a quick bit of research on the area now called Ukraine, it would seem that the Greeks would have a prior claim to the warm water ports there as they established some settlements there long before there was a thing called "Russia".
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
