The Pentagon rightly believes that this move would allow Russia to increase its influence on developments in the international arena
Yakov Kedmi, former head of the Israeli intelligence service Nativ, believes that the restoration of the Soviet military base in Cuba will enable Russia to significantly increase its influence in the world, RIA-FAN reports. According to the former spy, the base in Cuba was necessary for the USSR to balance the American encirclement of its territory.
“Russia was less powerful then. Today it is in an environment where Russia has a strategic military superiority over the US”, – Kedmi stressed.
The expert pointed out that Russia’s involvement in resolving the conflict in Syria and CAR is difficult to overestimate. And the appearance of a naval base of the Russian Navy in Sudan will put an end to US dominance in the world’s oceans. On why Russia needs a naval base in Sudan.