HAVANA: 4 Russian ships, together with a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana subsequent week, Cuban officers stated Thursday, citing “traditionally pleasant relations” between each nations and as tensions escalate over Western army assist for Ukraine in its warfare with Russia.
Cuba’s international ministry stated in a information launch that the ships will likely be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence “doesn’t signify a menace to the area.”
The announcement got here a day after U.S.officers stated that Washington had been monitoring Russian warships and plane that have been anticipated to reach within the Caribbean for a army train. They stated the train can be a part of a broader Russian response to the U.S. assist for Ukraine.
The officers stated that the Russian army presence was notable however not regarding. Nevertheless, it is going down as Russian President Vladimir Putin has advised that Moscow may take “asymmetrical steps” elsewhere on the earth in response to President Joe Biden’s determination to permit Ukraine to make use of U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to guard Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis.
Cuba’s Overseas Ministry stated that the 4 Russian ships are the frigate “Gorshkov,” the nuclear-powered submarine “Kazan,” the fleet oil tanker “Pashin” and the salvage tug “Nikolai Chiker.”
Through the fleet’s arrival on the port of Havana, 21 salvos will likely be fired from one of many ships as a salute to the nation, which will likely be reciprocated by an artillery battery of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, the international ministry stated.
Cuba’s international ministry stated in a information launch that the ships will likely be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and assuring their presence “doesn’t signify a menace to the area.”
The announcement got here a day after U.S.officers stated that Washington had been monitoring Russian warships and plane that have been anticipated to reach within the Caribbean for a army train. They stated the train can be a part of a broader Russian response to the U.S. assist for Ukraine.
The officers stated that the Russian army presence was notable however not regarding. Nevertheless, it is going down as Russian President Vladimir Putin has advised that Moscow may take “asymmetrical steps” elsewhere on the earth in response to President Joe Biden’s determination to permit Ukraine to make use of U.S.-provided weapons to strike inside Russia to guard Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest metropolis.
Cuba’s Overseas Ministry stated that the 4 Russian ships are the frigate “Gorshkov,” the nuclear-powered submarine “Kazan,” the fleet oil tanker “Pashin” and the salvage tug “Nikolai Chiker.”
Through the fleet’s arrival on the port of Havana, 21 salvos will likely be fired from one of many ships as a salute to the nation, which will likely be reciprocated by an artillery battery of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces, the international ministry stated.
