Security policy|According to the White House, naval exercises are routine.
Russian a nuclear submarine, a frigate and two other vessels arrived in the port of Havana, the capital of Cuba, on Wednesday. The visit has been interpreted as Russia’s desire to show its strength, as the war in Ukraine tightens the relationship between the United States and Russia.
Cuba welcomed the ships with salutes.
According to Cuba, the nuclear submarine Kazania was not equipped with nuclear weapons during the visit. In addition to the nuclear submarine, the Admiral Gorškov frigate, which is one of Russia’s most modern warships, was seen in the harbor.
Earlier on Wednesday morning local time, two support vessels, an oil tanker and a tugboat also arrived in Havana.
Before After arriving in Cuba, the squadron trained with missiles in the Atlantic, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Kazan submarine and frigate are carrying Zircon hypersonic or hypersonic missiles, Kalibr cruise missiles and Oniks missiles intended to destroy warships, the news agency Reuters reports.
Cubans watched ashore as the Russian nuclear submarine Kazan arrived in Havana on Wednesday.
United States has observed Russian vessels as they have rounded near the coast of Florida. Havana is located only about 145 kilometers from the tip of Florida.
President Joe Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that naval exercises like this one are routine.
“We’ve seen this before and we expect to see it again,” Sullivan said, according to Reuters.
He was not willing to think further about the motives of the war squadron’s visit.
According to Sullivan, the United States has received no evidence that Russia is transferring missiles to Cuba. However, the situation is being closely monitored.
To the same as Cuba prepared to host a visit by Russian warships on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received his Cuban official brother in Moscow by Bruno Rodriguez. The Cold War allies are now strengthening their relations even further.
According to the news agency AFP, Rodriguez said that the Cuban government opposed the expansion of the military alliance NATO “towards the Russian border”, which he said “led to the current conflict in Europe, especially between Moscow and Kiev”.
Cubans will get to see the Russian ships in Havana on Thursday and Saturday, Cuban state media Prensa Latina told.
The ships’ visit lasts five days.
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