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Before that they had known two centuries of splendid middle-class rule, when prosperous merchants in tall black hats had sent out ships to the far ends of Asia and, with the profits, sponsored De Hooch and Vermeer.
ECONOMIST: Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
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If Russia was genuinely interested in providing some kind of naval assistance to its Syrian ally, or in conducting some sort of an evacuation, using ships from the Northern Fleet makes absolutely no sense: Russia has ships in the Black Sea that are much closer and that could be on station in a matter of days.
FORBES: The Russians Are Sending Ships to Syria (Again)
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Part of what gave the story in late June credibility was the fact that the ships in question were both based in the Black Sea and, if needed, could be in Syria in less than a week.
FORBES: The Russians Are Sending Ships to Syria (Again)