Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"Russia has very few contact points to the sea in the west: St Petersburg and Kaliningrad. In the name of protecting these ports, cities and seaways they have a few issues: all the sea routes are basically in control of other countries"
Murmansk sure as hell is open to the sea................. a very cold sea but open year round
Thats north. A VERY long way to the heart of Europe compared to Baltic sea. Murmansk couldn't support possible action in the central Europe as the vast area between Norway and Iceland is very much NATO playground. And Murmansk does not help in isolating baltic countries.