https://www.dw.com/en/fate-of-russian-military-bases-in-syria-remains-open/a-71027207

icymi:

Russian naval base at #Tartus is Moscow’s only warm water port. For years, it enabled the #Kremlin to project naval power into the Mediterranean region. The Russian airbase at #Khmeimim, meanwhile, not only helped Moscow support military forces throughout the Middle East and Africa, but it also featured sophisticated air defenses that gave #Russia a role in shaping the #Israel-#Syria standoff…