Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

The Tartus port is Russia’s sole naval base outside the former Soviet Union and has played a critical role in Moscow’s military presence in the Mediterranean, but according to Syrian opposition outlet Shaam, citing the Ministry of Information, the agreement was annulled, and the Russians must leave.

Syria’s new government terminated a treaty granting Russia a long-term military presence in the Mediterranean, a deal brokered under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrian media reported Tuesday. The agreement,

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The new Syrian government has revoked an investment deal with a Russian company responsible for managing the port of Tartus.

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The contract, signed in 2019, had committed Moscow to invest at least $500 million in modernizing the port. With the agreement now void, all revenues from the port's operations will go directly to the Syrian state,

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Russia’s crucial diesel attack submarines may have to withdraw from the Mediterranean Sea as Moscow appears to have been kicked out of its naval base in the Syrian port of Tartus.