Russian Geostrategy Map New Entries (2), 1 August 2024

Military Presence in Georgia

Serving Objective 10: Achieving decisive influence over Georgia

30 Jul 2024. Bellingcat reports and details acceleration of construction at the Ochamchire port in Russian-occupied Abkhazia, which Russia intends to use as a naval base for its Black Sea Fleet, including “over the past several weeks.”
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2024/07/30/construction-accelerates-at-planned-russian-navy-base-in-disputed-abkhazia/

Diplomatic Influence in the Sahel Region

Serving Objective 16: Entrenching Russian influence in sub-Saharan Africa

5 Jun 2024. Russian foreign minister Lavrov expresses support for the regional alliance of Russia’s satellite regimes in  Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, saying their alliance and its further development will make the Sahel region “healthier.”
https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1954623/

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