Russia Grows Maritime Potential, Returns to Global Geopolitics

Russia returns to global politics, signaling of intention to regain its geopolitical positions as a naval power.
Ekaterina Blinova — Russia is growing its maritime potential, signaling its intention to regain geopolitical power as a naval force, according to experts.

n the midst of withstanding NATO expansion in Eastern Europe and closely observing its national interests in the Middle East, Russia is also strengthening its military presence off its eastern coasts – in the Pacific region – where the geopolitical interests of Moscow and Beijing are overlapping.
Experts point out that for Russia and China the American pivot to East Asia and the Asia-Pacific poses a serious challenge. At the same time both Moscow and Beijing are in territorial disputes with Tokyo; with the balance of power in the Korean peninsula also viewed by the two global players as a guarantee for stability in the region.
So far, Moscow has been upgrading and modernizing its Pacific Fleet units, and holding joint naval drills with China on a regular basis for the last five years. Additionally, Russia’s Pacific Fleet is participating in multi-national anti-piracy operations off Northeast Africa’s coasts and expanding its Arctic missions.morehere
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Russia Grows Maritime Potential, Returns to Global Geopolitics