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1856, banning Russian warships, Black Sea, Black Sea trade, Congress of Paris, Crimean War, France, freedom of navigation, Great Britain, Italy, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Russian aggression, Russian Empire, Russian warships, Sardinia, Sevastopol, Turkey, UK
Russia today, and yesterday, has acted in a manner similar to the Barbary pirates.
The Treaty of Paris (1856) Reopened the Black Sea for International Trade by Banning Russian Warships
The Treaty of Paris (1856) which ended the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia reopened the Black Sea to international trade by banning Russian warships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1856)
The UK and allies won the Crimean War against Russia, which people may not know due to the poem the Charge of the Light Brigade.
“The Treaty of Paris of 1856 brought an end to the Crimean War between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The treaty, signed on 30 March 1856 at the Congress of Paris…
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