Russia in 2014 announced four new overseas bases

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Recently, Russia publicly announced its intention to build four new overseas bases—in the Seychelles, Singapore, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—to complement the nine foreign bases it already possesses. “We need bases for refueling [our aircraft] near the equator, and in other places,” said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in February 2014. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1062