Russia and the Mediterranean

A major strategic challenge

Ships of the Black Sea Fleet, with the ill-fated "Mosvka" in the foreground, during a naval stop. Source - Russian Navy.
Ships of the Black Sea Fleet, with the ill-fated "Mosvka" in the foreground, during a naval stop. Source - Russian Navy.

Julian Corbett defined command of the sea as the ability to control maritime communications of all interested parties. Since the spring of XNUMX there is no denying that the maritime space between Crimea, in the east, and the Strait of Gibraltar, in the west, has been the scene of a successive increase in the presence of Russian Navy units. A renewed presence that represents a major challenge both for NATO as a whole and for the members of the EU. Especially those coastal states that are concerned about Russia's growing activity in the Mediterranean.

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