The Turkish Empire wins the First Balkan war.

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The Russian objective was voiced in March 1911, when the russian foreign minister made it clear upon the british and frenc ambassadors that a lasting peace in the region (Black Sea/Balkan) demanded a full russian possession of the city of Constantinople, the straits of bosphorus and dardanelles, the sea of Marmara and possibly southern Thrace as well as parts of theBlack sea coast of Anatolia. The Russians were planing to replace the Muslim population of this territories with reliable Cossack settlers. These documents were made public in the Russian newpaper Izvestia by the Soviets when they opend the files of all the metting, and secreat treaties.
 
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