Russia’s navy is sending three ships and a nuclear-powered submarine to the Caribbean next week to conduct military drills with communist Cuba.
Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the ships that will be arriving include the frigate “GORSHKOV”; the nuclear-powered submarine “KAZAN”; the “PASHIN” fleet sea tanker and the salvage tug “NIKOLAI CHIKER”.
The four vessels will arrive at the port of Havana on June 12 and will stay until June 17.
Cuba claimed that the visit was “consistent with the historically friendly relations existing between Cuba and the Russian Federation and strictly abides by the international regulations” thus “their stop-over in our country does not represent any threat to the region.”
The statement also claimed that none of the vessels would be carrying nuclear weapons.
Russian sailors will participate in the planned…
