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The Russian navy arrived in Massawa, Eritrea for a five-day port call. This comes after Russia has been planning to build a navy base in Eritrea.
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The Russian navy arrived in Massawa, Eritrea for a five-day port call. This comes after Russia has been planning to build a navy base in Eritrea.
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Originally they wanted to set up their navy base in Sudan.I thought the Russians were setting up their Red Sea fleet at port Sudan?
Do you think the Russians want a base in Somalia or are the Russians prioritizing central/west Africa. Is Iran’s IRGC building a base in Eritrea as well?Originally they wanted to set up their navy base in Sudan.
Then the new government in Sudan came to power after the Sudanese military toppled Umar Al Bashir.
The new Sudanese government also wanted to grant a naval base to Russia.
But US has pressured Sudan to not allow the Russian navy to set up a base in Sudan.
Then came the civil war Sudan.
Russia had chose Eritrea.
I am not aware if Russia wanted to set up a base in Somalia.Do you think the Russians want a base in Somalia or are the Russians prioritizing central/west Africa. Is Iran’s IRGC building a base in Eritrea as well?
Russia is also prioritizing the pacific as the US is moving to the indo-pacific that area especially south china sea is becoming a militarized zone if china takes over Taiwan it’s over for the Americans.I am not aware if Russia wanted to set up a base in Somalia.
But Russia seeks to have a base on the Redsea to expand its influence in the region and to protect its cargos.
And Russia needs a base in the Redsea to mobilize its forces at any time.
The Russians could instigate a coup like they did in west Africa UAE has also left HSM UAE payed for Wagner operations in Libya, Russian operations in Syria, Russia could provide the weapons while UAE finances it. But I think the ultimate goal is for Al-Shabaab to take over villa Somalia like taliban style.HSM beeing pro west, makes it impossible for Russia to set up a base there.
And since soviets backed the Ethiopian Derg army after they backed Somalia for very long time, Somalia under Siad Barre teamed up with the west, that’s why many Somalis are skeptical of both Russia and the west.