Red Alert Somalia

Putin naturally had no reason to refuse Li Lan's decision. For him, it does not matter whether the Somali Navy enters the Black Sea.It has not taken this to contain the US military presence in the Black Sea, so why not do it.

"I welcome this very much. The Russian military also hopes to have in-depth exchanges with the Somali army in the field of counter-terrorism." At this point, Putin changed his voice and said: "It's just that the Somali navy is going to enter the Black Sea. Although it is also for the safety of the Sochi Winter Olympics, it is feared that NATO will block it. After all, the passage between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea is controlled by Turkey. If you are sincerely embarrassed, this will be very difficult."

"We will naturally resolve this point. There are guidelines for the passage of international waterways, and we have not violated the various treaties for entering the Black Sea. Moreover, Somalia has signed a peace agreement with NATO countries and the state of war has ended. Turkey has no reason to prohibit me. The warship passed through the Bosphorus." Li Lan said.

"In this case, we welcome the Somali navy to come to assist the security work of the Winter Olympics."

At this point, the matter can be considered as settled. Putin also rushed to the next topic that needs to be discussed. "A few months ago, Russia and Sodom secretly signed a naval agreement. Presumably Mr. Li remembers this matter clearly. Right!"

Li Lan nodded and said in his heart: The show is here.

When Putin saw that Li Lan just nodded and did not speak, he continued: "At that time, Russia did not help Somalia due to international relations. We are deeply sorry for that. Therefore, we will continue to implement this agreement. Non-war phase. The Somali Navy can dock at any Russian port for supply. Of course, in exchange. The Russian Navy can also dock at Somali ports for supply."

Having said that, Putin glanced at Li Lan, who was nodding again.Said: "However, today I hope to add something to the original agreement. Of course, this is on the premise of mutual benefit."

Li Lan was not in a hurry, and continued to listen patiently. He has reason to believe that Russia must also want to get a share of the pie under the many agreements reached between Somalia and China.Otherwise, this is too inconsistent with Russia's consistent temperament.

Putin continued: "As the world's major powers are involved in maritime rights and interests, the world's maritime countries will be involved in the south. Whether it is in the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, all countries compete for games.

Today's Somali Navy has become one of the most powerful navies in the world. This powerful and practical influence brings various benefits and relative troubles.

The United States has controlled the world's oceans for decades, and within a radius of four thousand nautical miles, there will be a US Navy military port.No one can compare maritime rights.

Whether this is Russia.It is still incomparable to China. I am a bit awkward. Even the Somali navy can hardly compete with the Indian Ocean.

In order to ensure their maritime rights and interests.With our current strength, it is impossible to independently compete with the United States.The United States will always have a firm grasp of the initiative.Therefore, I hope very much.Able to conduct deeper cooperation with the Somali Navy.

I know that Somalia is a non-aligned country.But I hope that the two sides can discuss naval cooperation.Enter a new field of cooperation.Or it can be called strategic cooperation, non-alignment, but strategically consistent."

Putin talked a lot about it, and Li Lan also gradually understood his purpose, but he didn't make it clear, and said: "Then how to achieve this kind of strategic agreement?"

In Putin's view, I am afraid that Li Lan is not interested. As long as he is interested, everything is fine. "Although the Russian Navy has inherited a lot of equipment from the Soviet navy period, after all, the Soviet succession still has a huge impact on the Russian naval industry. So, I hope Russia can carry out in-depth technical cooperation with Somalia’s naval industry, and complement each other in naval development.

On the other hand, Russia has naval bases in Asia, the Black Sea, the Middle East, and the Arctic Ocean. I hope that in the future the navy’s foreign influence can be coordinated with Somalia.On the basis of the original agreement, the two countries signed a deep-level naval exchange agreement.The specific content of the agreement is that the Russian Navy can enter Somalia's military ports half of the year, and the Somali Navy can enter Russia's military ports half of the year."

After listening to Putin's two specific contents of the agreement, Li Lan did not immediately answer, and quickly weighed the pros and cons of the matter in mind.

First of all, there is a naval technical exchange. This is of no benefit to Li Lan. The existence of the base has made him need no help from the navy or outsiders. If there is any benefit to this technical exchange, it is only a Russian single. The benefits.At least in the next twenty years, Li Lan will not see any benefit to his side.

As for the second point, Li Lan is very interested in this. Russia wants to strengthen its presence in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, hoping to gain greater initiative in the Middle East.He didn't want to use Russian naval bases to expand Somalia's global military presence.

Especially in the Selstopol (Vladivostok) naval port in the Far East, Li Lan dispatched an aircraft carrier battle group to the Far East. It always needs a reasonable naval base, and can also use this to strengthen Somalia's influence in the Far East.With the Chinese Navy and the Russian Navy, the Somali Navy’s activities in Asia can be much easier.

The second point, Li Lan can accept, but the first point, he did not intend to accept it.However, he also understands the essence of Putin's two points.Putin is not trying to take advantage of Li Lan, but in his view, this kind of agreement is the most fair for the two countries.After all, the Somali Navy has a huge advantage on aircraft carriers and new ships, and Russia also has a huge advantage on submarines.Once the two are combined, it will be of great benefit to both countries.

It’s just that Putin doesn’t know that Li Lan does not lack submarine technology. As long as the scientific research personnel of China and Somalia thoroughly understand the US Seawolf, the quality of the base submarine may be further improved.Therefore, he is not very dependent on outside technology.

The opposite thing is that Russia has been designing Russian-made aircraft carriers over the years. If there is a certain degree of support from Somali technology, it will have a huge boost for Russia's own development of aircraft carriers.

"I am very interested in the second point, but the first point is still worth discussing." Li Lan did not conceal his opinion, so he said what was wrong.

"Why?" Putin, who was full of confidence, thought that Li Lan would directly agree to his very fair proposal, but he did not expect that Li Lan only agreed to the second proposal and rejected the first proposal.This really puzzled him.You know, Russia has completely inherited the former Soviet Union in terms of submarines. In terms of submarine technology, the United States has to stand aside.Not to mention comprehensive technical cooperation, just take out a few key technologies in it, and any country can rush to it.

"Comprehensive cooperation in naval technology is too involved, and this kind of cooperation will also bring about big technology leakage problems. Once there is a technology leakage, it will be very bad for the relationship between the two countries. . If it’s just the exchange of some key technologies, there is no problem.” Li Lan said euphemistically.

Hearing what Li Lan said, Putin no longer insisted on his original idea, saying: "Then replace the first item with the cooperation and exchange of key technologies, but the so-called key technology cooperation and exchanges can be somewhat It’s not fair! There is always some project that is acceptable to both parties."

"This is not difficult. For example, I can exchange some key technologies of the aircraft carrier for your country's nuclear submarine technology. This must be acceptable to both parties!" Li Lan cut directly into the subject, conventionally powered aircraft carrier technology. He does not intend to hide from Russia. If he can obtain some technologies such as the strategic nuclear submarine of the North Wind God in advance, it is also a worthwhile business.

Li Lan's answer really said Putin's heart was in his heart, and he was quite interested in it.The Somali nuclear submarine technology has been tested in actual combat, and the aircraft carrier also agreed to do so.If in the process of developing the Russian aircraft carrier, it can be supported by the Somali aircraft carrier technology, that is the best thing.

"If this is the case, then this agreement is finalized." The smile on Putin's face grew thicker.

Faced with the turbulent new military changes in the world, especially the Chechen War and the sinking of the "Kursk" nuclear submarine, Putin has been accelerating the pace of military reforms and increasing the intensity of army building.He personally participated in the formulation of the military modernization plan, decided to resolve various difficulties, and urged the implementation of the reform plan.

The most prominent and important step in building a strong army is to continuously increase investment in military construction and substantially increase military expenditures.Since 2000, Russia’s military spending has been rising at an average annual rate of 30%.

The increase in financial investment has transformed the reform and development of the military from a maintenance type to a development type, speeding up the pace of upgrading and upgrading the level of weaponry and equipment.Among them, the development of strategic nuclear deterrence has attracted the most attention.The Baiyang-M mobile strategic missile, the North Wind God-class strategic nuclear submarine and the Bulava submarine-launched missile have all begun to equip troops, and the patrol of the strategic bomber has resumed.

Another gain from the increase in military expenditures is that breakthroughs have been made in the reform of the military service system, the benefits of military personnel have been improved, and the social status of military personnel has been respected.The stability of the army, the improvement of the quality of soldiers, and the improvement of the army's combat effectiveness have also made great progress.

The core point of military cooperation with Somalia is to strengthen the Russian army.