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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (109242)	12/23/2014 5:25:17 PM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217900

protecting Russia's naval base in Crimea is certainly easy to understand. Not sure about that I get that they want a boat dock so they can plan navy ..but not so sure if I understand a military rational ..at least not a defensive one As Krugman pointed out, war is less than a zero sum game anymore Who has any interest in what Russia has, unless maybe Isis wants their oil, but that doesn't seem a very promising endeavor going forward..ask the Russians Navies themselves are sorta obsolete, IMO Ships are really sitting ducks with current missile technology, so to go thru the pain associated with taking the Crimea, to withstand an asymmetrical threat to whatever Russia wants to protect doesn't appear to be worth what it is costing Putin seems a good candidate for his own show on Fox News

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (109242)	12/24/2014 11:13:20 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217900

Warm water ports needed for Russia is total hogwash, and an excuse for those that do not know the geography of Russia really,without being offended. Russia has Novorossiysk who has big sea port, excellent rail connection and airport could be if it is not by now a great as a naval base, then a natural location at Gelendzhik with an airfield, much better situated than Sevastopol from a military point of view In addition Anapa can also be used as a naval base, not to mention the bay across Kerch, and they build a modern port facility at Sochi. Arkhipo-Osipovka and Golubaya Bukhta could also serve as a warm water navel base if there is any serious interest. All those places are strategically covered by the Caucasus Mountains so they are shielded from an surprised air attack from the back

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (109242)	12/24/2014 11:32:44 AM
From: CusterInvestor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217900

Kaliiningrad is part of territorial Russia, formerly East Prussia. Not sure how it is part of Poland? The Baltic Fleet is the Russian Federation Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union). The Fleet gained the '"Twice Red Banner"' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of the Order of the Red Banner. It is headquartered in Kaliningrad (formerly Konigsberg in East Prussia of Imperial Germany), with its main base in Baltiysk and another base at Kronshtadt, in the Gulf of Finland. Established 18 May 1703, under Czar Peter the Great, the Fleet is the oldest Russian Navy formation. [2]