its a huge detail ukrainians were getting a 30% discount on gas from russia in exchange for a lease on sevestipol untill 2042. it was great for poor folks but pissed off the western energy companies, people like burisma got fucked. so the government and energy companies stole the money and after the bill went up to 1.4 billion putin said fuck your discount and we are keeping our base in crimea.
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