Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy
Banned
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You'll have to ask the Russians. The proposal of the Conference of Constantinople wasn't much better for Serbia and that of San Stefano wasn't much better for Greece. In any case, Serbia would have more to gain from Austria than from Bulgaria and Greece would be untrustworthy under any borders. Also, the main purpose of taking the Straits was securing southern Russia from foreign economic pressures or military capabilities. The Russians can live without a fleet in the Med, not that they have to worry too much about that - the Aegean's nowhere near as efficient as a chokepoint as the Straits.