(The Times) Russia is building a second naval base in the Black Sea as part of a huge expansion of its seapower off Ukraine and eastern Europe.
Eighty new ships will swell Russia’s naval presence to 206 vessels by 2020, the Black Sea fleet commander said yesterday. A second naval base at Novorossiysk will be ready by 2016. President Putin visited the port city in south-west Russia to be present for the announcement.
The new naval base at Novorossiysk will have several strategic advantages over the established one at Sevastopol in recently-annexed Crimea.
Seven new submarines will be stationed at the base [...]
Obama picked a great time to eviscerate the US military.
