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Moscow approves establishment of logistics centre for Russia fleet in Sudan

June 26, 2021 at 10:47 am

A Russian navy ship docked at the port of the Sudanese city of Port Sudan on 2 May 2021 [IBRAHIM ISHAQ/AFP via Getty Images]

The Russian government on Friday ratified an agreement to establish a technical-logistical support point for the Russian fleet in Sudan.

On 1 June, the Sudanese Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Muhammad Othman Al-Hussein announced Khartoum’s intention to renegotiate the agreement signed with Russia regarding the establishment of the logistics centre.

On 23 June, the Russian government handed a decree to President Vladimir Putin to sign.

The Russian Foreign Ministry later confirmed that the content of the agreement with Sudan on the establishment of a Russian naval base may change, stressing that Moscow is interested in strengthening cooperation with Khartoum.

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