Categories Blogs How China and Russia could hobble Trump’s plans to isolate Iran Post author By Mike Nova Post date August 20, 2026 ← ‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran? → RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Something is definitely happening. Crimea is being emptied militarily — and not just a little. According to the information I’m getting, the peninsula has essentially been cleared of ballistic missiles for two months, and strategic war materiel has been moved out. It’s as if Russia is packing up its “super‑base” and pretending it’s just a normal relocation. This is exactly the effect Ukraine’s systematic isolation of Crimea was designed to produce. When you choke logistics, hit depots, ports, radar and transport routesCrimea stops being a military hub and becomes a liability. Public analyses say the same thing: the blockade has severely weakened Crimea’s role
