Be Careful: Russia is Back to Stay in the Middle East

Be Careful: Russia is Back to Stay in the Middle East

by feliximonti@gmail.com (Felix Imonti)

Russia is back.  President Vladimir Putin wants the world to acknowledge that Russia remains a global power.  He is making his stand in Syria.The Soviet Union acquired the Tardus Naval Port in Syria in 1971 without any real purpose for it.  With their ships welcomed in Algeria, Cuba or Vietnam, Tardus was too insignificant to be developed.  After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lacked the funds to spend on the base and no reason to invest in it.The Russian return to the Middle East brought them first to where the Soviet…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/International/Be-Careful-Russia-is-Back-to-Stay-in-the-Middle-East.html