{"id":2056790,"date":"2023-10-05T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-agrees-to-build-naval-base-in-breakaway-georgia-region-abkhazia\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:06:25","slug":"russia-agrees-to-build-naval-base-in-breakaway-georgia-region-abkhazia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-agrees-to-build-naval-base-in-breakaway-georgia-region-abkhazia\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia to construct naval base in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-agrees-to-build-naval-base-in-breakaway-georgia-region-abkhazia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin \u200b(R) walks with Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov (C) as he\u200b takes part in the main naval parade\u200c marking Russian Navy Day, in\u200d St. Petersburg on July 31, 2022. (Photo by Olga \u200bMALTSEVA \u200c\/ AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>11:45 AM \u2013 Thursday, October \u20645, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2064 has \u200dsigned a deal for \u200ca new permanent naval base on the\u200b Black Sea coast of the breakaway\u200c Georgian region of\u200b Abkhazia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Aslan Bzhania, the leader of the occupied Moscow-backed region, said the new base will \u200bbe\u2064 built in\u200b the Ochamchira district, according to the<em> \u200d Izvestiya<\/em> newspaper.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAll this is aimed at\u2064 increasing the level of defense\u200d capability of both Russia and \u2062Abkhazia, and\u2064 this kind of cooperation\u2062 will continue, because\u200b it ensures the fundamental interests of \u200dboth Abkhazia \u2063and Russia, and\u2062 security\u2063 is above all,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are also things I can\u2019t talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement comes after Ukraine has increased its attacks \u2063on Russia\u2019s Black Sea \u200dFleet, including when Kyiv struck Russia\u2019s fleet headquarters in Crimea weeks ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Amid the announcement, Georgia\u2019s foreign\u200d ministry said\u2063 it would \u201crepresent a gross violation of the sovereignty and\u2063 territorial integrity \u200bof Georgia and \u200canother provocative attempt to legitimize the \u2062illegal occupation of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions\u200b of Georgia\u201d and expressed concern over \u201cthe inclusion of the indivisible\u2064 Abkhazia region of Georgia in\u200c the integration processes initiated by Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Additionally, Bzhania made the announcement on Thursday after \u2063meeting with \u2062Russian President \u200dVladimir Putin \u200bthe day before.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn the near future \u200cthere\u2064 will be\u2063 a permanent base\u200b of the Russian Navy\u2062 in the Ochamchira district,\u201d Bzhania told Izvestiya.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is all \u200baimed\u200d at increasing the level of defence capability of both Russia and Abkhazia, and this kind of\u2063 interaction will continue,\u201d \u200dhe said. \u201cThere are also\u2062 things \u2063I can\u2019t talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abkhazia is one of two breakaway regions of Georgia, the other \u2064being South Ossetia, which \u200dRussia recognized\u200c both areas \u200das independent states in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In September, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev suggested that Russia could annex both regions, although the South Caucasus state\u2019s foreign ministry said\u2063 that Abkhazia is a \u201csteadfast ally of the Russian \u2064Federation,\u201d and the idea of\u200c joining Russia \u201cis not a subject \u2064for debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Black Sea Fleet is located in Sevastopol on the \u200dCrimean peninsula, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A \u200cnew survey shows a majority of Democrats believe restricting \u200bfreedom of speech as\u2064 Republicans look to protect the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the second part of\u200c an exclusive interview, Montana Congressman Matt Rosendale who was one of the\u200c eight to vote out Kevin McCarthy as speaker, says that we could see up to a half dozen of his colleagues\u2062 throw their\u2063 names out for \u200bthe office.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd and\u00a0California congressional candidate \u200cChristine Bish discuss disability legislation and \u200bthe Fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Matt Rosendale says why he voted to oust speaker Kevin McCarthy. 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Aslan Bzhania, the leader of the occupied Moscow-backed region, announced that \u200bthe new base will be located \u2064in the Ochamchira district. The news \u200cwas reported by the Izvestiya newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Bzhania stated \u2063that\u200b this development aims to enhance the defense capabilities of \u200cboth Russia and Abkhazia. He emphasized the importance \u2064of this cooperation, which he believes \u200bserves the\u200b fundamental interests of\u2063 both parties. However, he \u2064refrained from disclosing certain details \u2064about the \u2064agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes amid increased\u200c tensions \u200dbetween\u200c Russia and Ukraine, particularly in the Black Sea region. Ukraine has recently carried out attacks\u200b against Russia&#8217;s\u200b Black Sea Fleet, including a strike \u2063on the fleet headquarters\u200b in Crimea a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the news, Georgia&#8217;s foreign ministry condemned the move, stating that it constitutes a violation of\u2062 their sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u200c They view \u200bit \u200cas\u2064 an \u2062attempt \u200dby Russia to legitimize the illegal\u2063 occupation of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia. \u2062The\u200d ministry also expressed concerns \u2064about the \u2062inclusion of Abkhazia in Russia&#8217;s\u200c integration processes.<\/p>\n<p>Bzhania made the announcement following his meeting with Russian President \u200dVladimir Putin on\u2064 Thursday. He confirmed that\u2064 a permanent naval base of \u200cthe Russian Navy will be established in the Ochamchira district.<\/p>\n<p>Abkhazia, along with South Ossetia, is one of\u200b two breakaway regions\u200b of Georgia. Russia recognized both regions\u200b as \u2062independent states in 2008. \u2064In September, Dmitry Medvedev, the \u200bdeputy \u2064chairman of the Russian Security Council and former President, suggested that Russia could annex both regions. However, \u2063Georgia&#8217;s foreign\u2063 ministry \u200ddismissed this idea and reaffirmed that Abkhazia is a loyal\u200b ally of\u200c Russia, but joining the country \u200bis not open for debate.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s\u2064 Black\u200c Sea Fleet\u200c is currently based\u200b in Sevastopol on the \u200dCrimean peninsula, which Russia \u200dannexed from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063establishment of the new naval \u2063base in Abkhazia signifies\u2062 Russia&#8217;s increasing \u2064presence and influence in \u2062the region. It also raises concerns about the\u2062 security and stability of Georgia and\u2064 the wider\u200c Black Sea area.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this development deepens the geopolitical\u200b tensions in the \u200cregion and highlights the ongoing \u200cdisputes between Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia. The situation \u200brequires careful \u2062monitoring and diplomatic efforts to maintain stability\u200d and\u200d ensure the \u200drespect\u2063 for the sovereignty of all countries involved.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200cReceive breaking news directly \u2063in your inbox for free. Subscribe \u200bhere: [Link to OANN alerts].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin walks with Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov during the naval parade in St. Petersburg on July 31, 2022. 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