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DW News
Feb 1, 2025



QuoteThe Wall Street Journal 
Feb 1, 2025


QuoteRussia is developing a new naval base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia after Ukraine destroyed around a third of its Black Sea fleet. In 2023, Russian-backed Abkhaz authorities announced Moscow's intentions to transform a port in Ochamchire into a permanent naval base, which could threaten Ukraine and the security of NATO member states like Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria. 

WSJ explains what the new base reveals about Moscow's plans for the region.

Chapters:
0:00 Russia's new base
0:38 Ochamchire
2:41 Trade routes
4:03 Construction and development
4:44 NATO's Black Sea strategy





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The Cipher Brief
Feb 7, 2025

QuoteAmbassador Gary Grappo served as Minister Counselor for Political Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad; U.S. Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; and Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He's currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies at the Korbel School for International Studies, University of Denver.