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Three Russian ships and a nuclear-powered submarine will arrive in Cuba on Wednesday for naval exercises in the Caribbean Sea that will run
might conjure up memories of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis for some, experts told The Moscow Times that Russia merely aims to send a warning
to the West with the latest exercises without escalating tensions.Additionally, the exercises are intended to project an image of Russia as
a global power with influence far beyond its waters.Meeting between Putin and Cuban President Diaz-Canel on Nov
2 2018.kremlin.ruWhile relations between Havana and Moscow are not as close as during the Cold War, the two countries remain friendly
on each other and the enlargement of NATO
makes it a good location from which Russia can conduct electronic warfare against American targets and gather intelligence by intercepting
stability in the isolated island nation
associate professor of politics at Icesi University.Both Pietrobon and Roubinski said Russia was also trying to strengthen its relations
While it is not carrying nuclear weapons, it is capable of firing Kalibr cruise missiles, which have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers and
can be equipped with nuclear warheads.Also arriving in Cuba is the Frigate Admiral Gorshkov, which is carrying hypersonic Tsirkon missiles,
which the Kremlin says are nuclear-capable
It will be supported by the Akademik Pashin refueling tanker and Nikolay Chiker tugboat.The Frigate Admiral Gorshkov.Russian Defense
The submarine will be shadowed by two destroyers and two other ships equipped with sonar equipment, while another destroyer and a cutter
Severomorsk over 8,500 kilometers from Cuba
During their journey across the Atlantic Ocean, the vessels ran simulated exercises in which they practiced hitting targets with
long-distance missiles.Katarzyna Zysk, a professor at the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies, told The Moscow Times that the decision
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