Four Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday.
Four Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will , Cuban officials said Thursday, citing „historically friendly relations“ between both nations, and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Cuba’s foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence „does not represent a threat to the region.“
The announcement came a day after U.S. officials said that Washington had been tracking Russian warships and aircraft that were expected to arrive in the Caribbean for a military exercise. They said the exercise would be part of a broader Russian response to the U.
