This is news from Thursday overnight that managed to slip by me.
Last month the US removed Sudan from a list of terrorism supporting nations. Now this!
Moscow Times: Russia to Open Nuclear Warship Logistics Hub in Sudan
(plenty of other media outlets carry the news, I inked to the MT dude to the 'nuclear warship' headline - which is entirely accurate).
- Under the draft deal published on the government website, the Russian Navy will station up to four warships, including those with nuclear capabilities, and up to 300 service members in a Sudanese port.
The deal is not yet signed off on, but that dopes seem to be a formality to come.
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I don't know how accurate this map is re the location of the base:
