The frigate and submarine, part of the group of Russian vessels that arrived off Cuba, conducted missile drills in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the island.
The Russia n nuclear-powered submarine Kazan and the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russia n naval detachment visiting Cuba , arrive at Havana 's harbour, June 12, 2024. Russia n navy ships churned into Havana harbor on Wednesday, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russia n show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.
The first to arrive was a fuel ship, the "Akademik Pashin" and a tug, the "Nikolay Chiker," while a Russian navy frigate and nuclear powered submarine waited offshore and were expected to enter the harbor by mid-morning. Cuba said last week that the visit was standard practice by naval vessels from countries friendly to Havana. The communist-run government's foreign ministry said the ships carried no nuclear weapons, something echoed by U.S. officials.
Havana is just 100 miles from Key West, Florida, home to a U.S. Naval Air Station. And the timing of the visit — as the Biden administration ponders how far to go in helping defend Ukraine against Russia — suggests more than "standard practice," said William Leogrande, a professor at American University.
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