MOSCOW, Feb. 20 ??“ Russia hasn??™t been looking at a possibility of withdrawing its naval fleet from Sevastopol and other Ukrainian ports after 2017, a Russian state newswire reported Monday citing a senior official.

Vladimir Dorokhin, Russia??™s special envoy, said the Black Sea Fleet was ???busy implementing other plans, such as improving its combat readiness,??? according to a RIA Novosti report.