On Friday, USA declared that the arrival of three Russian ships and a nuclear submarine on the port of Havana, Cuba, between June 12 and 17, doesn’t characterize a direct menace to its safety. They take into account these actions to be a part of Russia’s common army maneuvers.
Based on Pentagon sources who spoke with EFE, following the Cuban Authorities confirmed the go to, they assured that they don’t seem to be apprehensive regarding these workouts.
“Russia’s deployments are a part of routine naval exercise and don’t concern us as they don’t characterize a direct menace to america,” they detailed.
The US denies that the presence of a Russian nuclear submarine
The Protection Division has anticipated that Russia will conduct intense naval exercise close to america over the summer time, which might culminate with a large-scale train within the fall.
Nevertheless, Pentagon sources emphasised that Russia has sailed via the Caribbean and stopped in Cuba on a number of events, a observe that has been carried out repeatedly from the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009) to the current.
Additionally they famous that america anticipates that there can be extra Russian army workouts within the area sooner or later “resulting from American help for Ukraine.”
Based on a press release from the Cuban Ministry of Overseas Affairs, the go to “is framed within the historic pleasant relations between Cuba and the Russian Federation” and strictly complies with the worldwide laws agreed upon by Havana.
“Not one of the ships carry nuclear weapons, so their stopover in our nation doesn’t characterize a menace to the area,” the Cuban Overseas Ministry clarified.
The Cuban authorities assertion signifies that the Russian naval detachment is made up of the frigate Gorshkov, the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, the fleet oil tanker Pashin and the rescue tug Nikolai Chiker.
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2024-06-12 15:10:34
