equipment, machinery and weapons

A base on the Red Sea, in addition to its potential defense and geopolitical value, would provide Russia with significant influence over oil and gas shipping lanes that are vital to global commerce. Nikiforov noted several high-cost challenges that Moscow will face in establishing a new naval base: long-range transportation of heavy equipment, machinery and weapons systems; the lack of a reliable power plant with the capacity to power a large, new installation; and the need to dredge the coast. “It’s hard to say whether Moscow, fixated on restoring bases as an essential attribute of a military superpower, initially assessed the risks or simply acted on inertia,” he wrote. “Even before the change of power in Syria and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, supplying a facility in Sudan was no simple task. Now, it’s even more complex.” สล็อต เว็บตรง