Black Sea Fleet projects Russian power westwards
Journal: Emerald expert briefings
Year: 2016

Subject The growing power of the Russian navy in the Black Sea region. Significance Russia's annexation of Crimea has reshaped the geopolitical environment in the Black Sea and its neighbourhood. New frigates and submarines are being acquired, and cruise missiles will provide a much extended range. With its strategic options no longer constrained by Ukrainian sovereignty over the Sevastopol base, Moscow can use naval and air forces to dominate the sea and create a forbidding environment for pote