31 March 2014, 16:27
...Russia's lower house of parliament (click here) passed Monday a bill terminating a series of agreements with Ukraine on the status and activities of the Black Sea Fleet. The bill was introduced in the State Duma by President Vladimir Putin on March 28 following reunification of Crimea with Russia.The measures to be scrapped include a 1997 agreement on the conditions of the fleet's stay in Crimea, which was extended by 25 years in a 2010 deal by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych....
Russia should have a garage sale or better yet simply sell the scape metal to buy out the contracts to the Ukraine. The assembly of ships in the Black Sea Port is not particularly interesting.
Its main vessel was basically built to fight other ships and so is only useful in fighting a naval war.
There is the Moskva, an aging guided-missile cruiser.
A large anti-submarine warfare cruiser.
A very dated; a destroyer and two frigates.
Landing ships.
A diesel attack submarine
When Russia scuttle the ship to block the deep water channel into the Crimean Port, they were making a profound statement about the integrity of the ships within it's fleet. No lie.
Most any navy, including North Korea's missing submarines can defeat these hunk of junks. There could be a good reason for the Crimean annexation. The contract for the port was absolutely unnecessary when it comes to the national security of anything.
Russia annually paid the Ukrainian government $526.5 million for the base, as well as writing off $97.75 million of Kiev’s debt for the right to use Ukrainian waters and radio frequencies, and to compensate for the Black Sea Fleet’s environmental impact.
This fleet is really a salvage operation. The melt down value of the metal might be enough to pay off the contract. Maybe. Maybe at least a year's worth of contract.
...Russia's lower house of parliament (click here) passed Monday a bill terminating a series of agreements with Ukraine on the status and activities of the Black Sea Fleet. The bill was introduced in the State Duma by President Vladimir Putin on March 28 following reunification of Crimea with Russia.The measures to be scrapped include a 1997 agreement on the conditions of the fleet's stay in Crimea, which was extended by 25 years in a 2010 deal by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych....
Russia should have a garage sale or better yet simply sell the scape metal to buy out the contracts to the Ukraine. The assembly of ships in the Black Sea Port is not particularly interesting.
Its main vessel was basically built to fight other ships and so is only useful in fighting a naval war.
There is the Moskva, an aging guided-missile cruiser.
A large anti-submarine warfare cruiser.
A very dated; a destroyer and two frigates.
Landing ships.
A diesel attack submarine
When Russia scuttle the ship to block the deep water channel into the Crimean Port, they were making a profound statement about the integrity of the ships within it's fleet. No lie.
Most any navy, including North Korea's missing submarines can defeat these hunk of junks. There could be a good reason for the Crimean annexation. The contract for the port was absolutely unnecessary when it comes to the national security of anything.
Russia annually paid the Ukrainian government $526.5 million for the base, as well as writing off $97.75 million of Kiev’s debt for the right to use Ukrainian waters and radio frequencies, and to compensate for the Black Sea Fleet’s environmental impact.
This fleet is really a salvage operation. The melt down value of the metal might be enough to pay off the contract. Maybe. Maybe at least a year's worth of contract.
