Loading ...New Development In Black Sea, Russian Navy Using Base In Georgia
A Russian Navy Ship has been observed in Ochamchire, in the Abkhazia separatist region. The Black Sea port may become an important base for the Russian Navy, acting as a safe refuge from the Ukrainian surface drones. It is officially Georgian territory however, making the move politically bold, and complicated.
The base is already home to a number of small FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation) patrol boats. This is the first significant naval ship visit observed since the claims.
The move is controversial since the port is in Georgia, which implies bringing Georgia into the Russo-Ukraine War. Russia could attempt to use the port as a refuge from attacks. And they could even a safe base to launch combat missions from. Ukraine’s options will be complicated because it is located on Georgian territory, despite being controlled by breakaway Abkhazia.
Putin’s diplomacy in all the countries around Russia increasingly bears fruit. Those countries no longer see the west in a favourable light, and are open to the message of the BRICS, particularly Russia.
It feels like everyone outside the “developed world” is rushing to join the BRICS system and rid themselves of bullies!