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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Enhancing the air base would strengthen its role in Middle Eastern crisis responses, bolstering U.S.-Cyprus relations while reinforcing the island nation's standing as a dependable Western ally in the region.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
What this actually means for docking rights for Russian vessels remains unclear, as does the future of Russia’s air base in Khmeimim.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
In the Russian city of Engels, home to an air base where Russia’s nuclear bombers are based, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said an industrial enterprise had been damaged by a drone but gave no more details.
—Reuters, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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The result was the air base at Kangerlussuaq, where U.S. bombers could refuel on their way to Europe.
—Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Enhancing the air base would strengthen its role in Middle Eastern crisis responses, bolstering U.S.-Cyprus relations while reinforcing the island nation's standing as a dependable Western ally in the region.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
What this actually means for docking rights for Russian vessels remains unclear, as does the future of Russia’s air base in Khmeimim.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
In the Russian city of Engels, home to an air base where Russia’s nuclear bombers are based, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said an industrial enterprise had been damaged by a drone but gave no more details.
—Reuters, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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