The Cuban Foreign Ministry says the Russian navy vessels are not carrying nuclear weapons.
Russian navy ships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday and docked in the port of Havana hours after a transatlantic crossing that was watched closely by the United States and Canada.Footage released by Russia's Defense Ministry showed the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and nuclear-powered submarine Kazan sailing into Havana Bay, about 100 miles south of Florida.
defense officials told Newsweek the flotilla posed no threat, although they expect further military exercises in the Caribbean, possibly with Venezuela.Russian warships sailed to Cuba every year from 2013-2020. The latest visit comes amid ongoing tensions between Moscow and the West over the war in Ukraine. Less than two weeks ago, President Joe Biden permitted Kyiv's forces to strike inside Russia using U.S.-supplied weapons.
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Navy tracks Russian warships as they sail near US en route to CubaMaya Rodriguez is a National Correspondent, reporting for all E.W. Scripps television stations across the country. She is based in Washington, D.C., but she travels extensively from coast to coast and around the world for stories of interest.
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