Putin got a new shiny personal Bunker

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And yes, some Russian sources call this base second "Tortuga".
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And yes, some Russian sources call this base second "Tortuga".
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With cost of “black gold” at 15-23 dollars per barrel, the USSR economy collapsed, and the sovok itself collapsed, and the "golden" horde ("russia") budget can only be fulfilled only with oil price at $ 42.4 and higher

There is a big difference between the USSR and the Russian Federation. There are many places were they can earn money.
For example, now they build a new naval base in Sudan.
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It is highly doubtful they can earn money from this base. Rather, the contrary is true.

Sure they can. There is Red Sea (and Indian Ocean), and there is Africa and Big Middle East.

And?

There are many ways to convert good strategical position into serious money real.

If you are implying escorting civil ships and defending them from the pirates and making money out of this, then it hardly will be the case. That is already done there by various countries on regular basis for free. There is even some UN program, iirc.

No. I mean blackmailing KSA, support of Yemen and gas&oil market control.

I think it is too simplistic view of foreign relations. Russia will demand money from KSA for their ships going freely in the Red Sea? Will they wave the Jolly Roger on their ships?

Yes, but international relationships are rather simple nowadays. "Might is right". May be, they will start additional "inspections" to "prevent piracy and slave-trading", may be - just support Yemen Houthis, may be they will do something else.

Yemen? Hardly. But nevertheless, I am okay with Russia getting in as much mess as possible.

me too, outstretch your empire as much as possible

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