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To the bases in Syria
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. [ColonelCassad] After the talks in Damascus, some progress has been made on the bases in Syria.  The militants are generally not against keeping the Russian bases in Syria, and have even officially stated that the fact that the Russian Aerospace Forces have been ironing them out for years, including before they seized power, is nothing. Let bygones be bygones... They say we are looking to the future and blah-blah-blah. In fact, on a fundamental level, they are not against Russia improving its offer on the bases. In fact, bargaining continues on these issues. If the parties agree on a price, the bases will remain in a somewhat reduced form. Of course, they will ignore the militants' demands to hand over Assad. But the inclusion of grain, oil and weapons in the payment for the bases is already under discussion. The key issue is weapons and ammunition. Russia would not be against limiting itself to oil and food supplies, as is done in the case of the Taliban. But the militants want more. This is what will be discussed in the coming weeks. If they agree on the price, there will be bases. If they don't agree, we'll have to look for an option in another country (there are options). Of course, it would be desirable to keep Khmeimim and the logistics point in Tartus, but not at any price. I hope our negotiators will be able to get better conditions. P.S. A new African Corps base has recently appeared in Africa near the capital of Mali, a military base is being developed at an airfield in the capital of Niger + preparations are underway to occupy the former American base in Agadez, and a military airfield is being expanded in southwestern Libya near the border with Sudan More from regnum.ru Syrian Defense Minister Names Conditions for Preserving Russian Military Bases Syria will agree to keep Russian military bases if it is beneficial to Damascus. This was stated on February 7 by the head of the republic's Ministry of Defense, Marhaf Abu Kasra, in an interview with The Washington Post. He said that the Syrian authorities are “weighing Moscow’s demands” and are ready to agree to the preservation of the Russian Aerospace Forces base in Khmeimim and the Russian Navy logistics center in Tartus, as long as it “serves the interests of Damascus.” "If we get benefits from this for Syria, then yes," Abu Kasra said. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in early December, the armed opposition of Syria began an offensive against the government troops of the republic. On December 8, the Syrian army left the center of Damascus. Militants captured the headquarters of state television and announced the seizure of power in Syria. The president of the republic, Bashar al-Assad, resigned and left the country, receiving political asylum in the Russian Federation. Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared the head of the administration of the interim government of Syria. Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov said in December that Russia expects to maintain military bases in Syria. At the end of January, an interdepartmental delegation of Russia held talks with al-Sharaa. As Bogdanov noted, they were constructive. On February 3, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was continuing dialogue with Damascus on the further use of Russian military bases. Posted by: badanov 2025-02-08 |
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