the fleet is still based in Ukraine. Regarding Novorossiysk the new facilities were in project, but at today's date all the "efforts" are on the updating of the commerical port with new equipment as heavy cranes. For information mid-july 3 Nato vessels came to the port (German,Turkish, Greek) even the local navy fanfare came to welcome them as they use to do for all guests. pictures from Novorossiysk: www.nvrsk.ru http://forum.nvrsk.ru/index.php?act=module&modu...
Regarding the "neocon" even the french journal "Le Monde" who as a reputation of "center-left" has published yesterday (08/15) an article from Robert Kagan (http://www.lemonde.fr/opinions/article/2008/08/...).