How a beatdown at sea turned Russia's navy into China's junior partner

Away from the grueling land battles and devastating airstrikes, the Ukraine war has from its outset had a naval element. Soon after the February 2022 invasion, Russia imposed a de facto naval blockade on Ukraine, only to see its fleet stunningly defeated during a contest for control of the Black Sea.But that war on the waves looks like it could be ending.Under the terms of a deal announced on March 25, 2025, by the U.S. and agreed upon in Saudi Arabia