As Russian and Belarusian forces practice nuclear preparedness, a group of Russian warships – including a nuclear submarine – are heading for Cuba. This fleet also conducted weapons exercises – off the American coast! Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had previously threatened to send enemies of the West similar weapons to those Ukraine receives from NATO.
Putin dropped this subtle warning a few days ago at the annual economic forum in St. Petersburg. The items included a frigate, a nuclear submarine, an oil tanker and a salvage tug, according to a Cuban Foreign Ministry statement on Thursday. None of the ships carry nuclear weapons and their stay in Havana port poses no threat to the region. Rather, it is an “official port visit” to Havana as part of the “historic friendship” between the two states. According to reports, this concerns arms shipments to the United States’ backyard.
Cruise ship passenger amazed at ‘how close they were’
However, this is the first such maneuver since the invasion of Ukraine. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, announced that the arrival in Havana is expected next Wednesday. The route of the warships is closely monitored by the US. But guests on a cruise ship off the coast of Florida also noticed the four Russian ships, news channel CNN reports. “I was surprised how close they were to the coast,” the TV station quoted one traveler as saying.
What he did not know is the fact that the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the nuclear submarine Kazan and the other ships of the Northern Fleet not only passed there, but also trained in the use of high-precision missile weapons using computer models against naval targets. ”, as the Russian Ministry of Defense notes.
US government: Moscow wants to send a message
The US government views the exercises as a response to Ukraine’s authorization last week to use US weapons on a limited basis against targets on Russian territory, according to a report in the Miami Herald newspaper last week. According to the assessment, Moscow wants to send a message and alarm the United States by increasing activity near the United States. Havana is only about 170 kilometers from Key West in the US state of Florida.
Source: Krone
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