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Cuba Receives 3 Russian Navy Ships And A Submarine. Nuclear Submarine And Warships Will Be Docked For Five Days In Havana, Near The USA.
A Russian nuclear submarine, the Kasan, and three other Russian Navy ships will visit Havana, Cuba, from June 12 to 17, as announced by Cuban authorities. The Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba stated that both the submarine and the warships are not equipped with nuclear weapons, assuring that the visit does not pose a threat to the region.
Understand The Relationship Between The Russian Navy And Cuba
Cuba receives Navy ships from Russia amid rising tensions with the USA due to the war in Ukraine, and one day after the USA tracked Russian military ships and aircraft heading to the Caribbean for a military exercise.
The Russian military presence so close to the USA, especially with a nuclear submarine and powerful warships, highlights the tensions over the war in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian government, supported by the West, is fighting against the Russian invasion. This visit where Cuba receives Navy ships from Russia also coincides with President Joe Biden’s trip to the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Italy.
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Putin suggested that Moscow could take asymmetric measures in response to US support for Ukraine. The relationship between Russia and Cuba has tightened since a meeting in 2022 between Presidents Miguel Diaz-Canel and Vladimir Putin.
During the Cold War, Cuba was an essential ally for the Soviet Union, and the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles on the island resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. According to the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Cuba, this visit of the nuclear submarine and warships from the Russian Navy corresponds to the historic relations between the countries.
It’s Not The First Time Cuba Receives Russian Navy Ships
During the arrival of the Russian fleet at the port of Havana, a salute of 21 guns will be fired in greeting to the nation, reciprocated by an artillery battery from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. This demonstration of strength and military cooperation between the Russian Navy and Cuba occurs at a time of significant geopolitical tension in the region.
Visits from naval units of other countries are a historical practice of the revolutionary government with nations that maintain friendly and collaborative relations, concludes the final note from the Ministry. Moscow has not confirmed the information provided by Cuba.
This is not the first time Russian Navy ships have been sent to Cuba, a key ally of the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. In 1962, Cuba briefly hosted Soviet missiles, as previously mentioned. Additionally, the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, was recently in Havana for four days.
Putin Threatens To Arm Allies
Vladimir Putin threatened to deliver arms to third countries that may harm Western interests if the West allows Ukraine to attack Russia with its long-range missiles.
Putin stated that the use of certain weapons, including the use of advanced missile technology, would amount to participation in the war with Ukraine and suggested this week that Moscow could take “asymmetric” actions if Western countries like Germany and the USA provided Ukraine with weapons to be used on Russian soil.
Putin, in a threatening tone, stated: “If someone considers it possible to provide such weapons in the combat zone to attack Russian territory, why shouldn’t we have the right to supply our own weapons of the same kind in regions of the world where there are vulnerable installations of countries acting this way against Russia?”
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