Russia may sign arms exchange agreement with Sudan – ISW

Russia wants a logistics hub in Port Sudan on the Red Sea/Channel 24 Collage

The Kremlin plans to sign an agreement with the Sudanese Armed Forces to exchange weapons for its logistics hub in Port Sudan on the Red Sea. This will also strengthen cooperation with Iran.

A recent report from analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) states that Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the SAF Yasser Al-Atta said on May 25 that a military delegation would soon travel to Russia to conclude an agreement to exchange “vital weapons and ammunition” for the Russian logistics center in Port Sudan.

Al-Atta described the planned Russian center as “not exactly a military base.” /p>

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the Russian President for Africa and the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov met with SAF Chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and several other Sudanese officials during a two-day visit to Sudan April 28 and 29.

This will strengthen cooperation with Iran

ISW believes that Russia is likely to switch sides in the Sudanese civil war to support the SAF and establish its naval base in the Red Sea.

Military analysts believe , that Russian support for the Sudanese Armed Forces would greatly benefit Iran, because in this way it would bring Russian and Iranian policies and strategies in the region closer together.