All in all, Russia’s Gulf of Aden-Red Sea naval base plans depend first and foremost on whether Sudan implements their long-delayed agreement, absent which the next variable is whether the US keeps its base in Djibouti or transfers its forces from there to Somaliland upon recognizing the latter.
I don't understand why Russians had chosen Sudan initially. The civil war there has been going on for a long time. Sudan has naval base values only if Russians intend to launch attacks into the surrounding regions. In contrast, bases in Djibouti and Somaliland are enough to choke the Red Sea or to perform naval escort around the Horn of Africa. The water surface is larger, the position is more suitable for shipping line control but less favorable for controlling land area (when compared to bases in Sudan). AFAIK, there is only the military dimension. Everything else is decoration.
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I don't understand why Russians had chosen Sudan initially. The civil war there has been going on for a long time. Sudan has naval base values only if Russians intend to launch attacks into the surrounding regions. In contrast, bases in Djibouti and Somaliland are enough to choke the Red Sea or to perform naval escort around the Horn of Africa. The water surface is larger, the position is more suitable for shipping line control but less favorable for controlling land area (when compared to bases in Sudan). AFAIK, there is only the military dimension. Everything else is decoration.
Might be? LOL. Look at the map. Of COURSE there's a military dimension.