The frigate Admiral Gorshkov and the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arrived in Havana Wednesday fresh from exercises in the North Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. forces are keeping close watch on a flotilla of Russian warships that reached Cuba on Wednesday in an apparent show of force by President Vladimir Putin flexing his missiles in the Western Hemisphere.
The ships aren’t carrying nuclear weapons, the Cuban and Russian foreign ministries have said, “so their stop in our country does not represent a threat to the region,” Havana said last week.Russia practiced launching high-precision missiles in the Atlantic after Biden said Ukraine could use U.S. weapons in Russia.
“Last week, President Vladimir Putin made it clear that it reserves the right for a mirror response — that is, supplying long-range weapons to countries that feel the pressure of the United States,” the Russia 24 reporter said.Cubans lined the Havana waterfront Wednesday to see the Russian ships arrive. The Russians fired 21 salvos in honor of their hosts; the Cubans responded with an artillery salute from the San Carlos de La Cabaña Fortress.
The U.S. Defense Department has been tracking the Russian visit to Cuba since it was announced June 6. U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels are “going to continue to monitor,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Wednesday. ABC News reported that“This is not a surprise,” she said. Such “routine naval visits” by the Russians, she said, have occurred “during different administrations.”A spokesman for U.S. Southern Command said the organization routinely monitors “activities of concern” nearby.
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