Cuba says Russian nuclear sub to dock in Havana next week • FRANCE 24 English
amid Rising Global tensions over the war in Ukraine four Russian ships including a nuclear powered submarine will arrive in Cuba next week Cuba’s foreign Ministry said that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons and added that their presence does not represent threat to the region now during the Cold War Cuba was an ally for the Soviet Union and the deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles sites on the island triggered the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 that’s when Washington and Moscow were close to war the incident leading to the current embargo on Cuba which remains in force Ed AUST reports from Havana I think the backdrop of this is Cuba’s huge economic crisis and it’s uh increasing inability to keep the lights on I’m speaking to you from Havana where we’re privileged we’ve only had four hours of power cups today in lots of the provinces that make up most of the country people are sometimes going up uh going without 20 going without like 20 hours per day and so what we’re seeing is Cuba trying to caught Russia um because they need the oil they need the petrol um and within that context there’s actually been quite a bit of fan around this within Cuba so I got a press release this morning from the Cuban Ministry oh sorry the Cuban revolutionary armed forces and they announced that they’re going to be uh the day that the the the three warships and the one uh submarine come into Havana Bay there’s going to be a 21 gun salute so it’s all quite showy they’re going to be put on a going to be putting on a bit of razzled Dazzle and I think what the Cubans are trying to I think what Cuban politicians are trying to communicate to their populace is that Cuba is not completely alone at this time that the regime has International allies um and I think what they’re trying to Telegraph and communicate to the United States implicitly is that um they that that if they get hit even harder with the sanctions sanctions have been reted up to unprecedented Heights since the Trump Administration the Biden administration’s kept most them in place that they’ll get closer to Russia and that is not something that US policy makers particularly in the Democratic party but many within the Republican Party want and so cubaan wants to ratch it up and Telegraph its nuisance value but it’s historically been very good at doing
A Russian nuclear-powered submarine — which will not be carrying nuclear weapons — will visit Havana next week, Cuba’s communist authorities said Thursday. The nuclear submarine Kazan and three other Russian naval vessels, including the missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, an oil tanker and a salvage tug, will dock in the Cuban capital from June 12-17, Cuba’s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces said in a statement.
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41 comments
Awesome kazan … buenos
4 ships and a subm,arine?🤣
i think it is about time to put a stop to mr Putin
How much US battleships they have all over the world? 😂
Nucelar your nom Nuclear.
The nuclear sub isnt the issue. The weapons it and the Admiral Gorshkov carries are. Zhirkon hypersonic missiles as well as the P800 Onix anti long range anti ship missille as well as the 3M14 Kalibrs with over 3000km range. Thats alot of unstoppable long range firepower
Way to go, Biden. The only thing Biden knows is to take bribe money and help Democrats to tax payers'
cuba has right to have nukes and defend themselves
It’s still a free world last time I checked. Need I say more 😒
Maybe nuclear weapons are coming in those subs because in 2024 we have better ways to hide them from satellites.
I think Ed Augustin has lost the plot of why Cuba and Russia are friends
No grass will grow because of this bluff show off😂😂
That is because of Russian help Cuba is the richest country in the world😂😂😊😊😊
They go to Cuba every year
We've already been here, putin. Someone looking to use nukes doesn't telegraph their movements.
Russia needs to help Cuba..bring them into brics.. America thinks they can control everything with sanctions.. when your dollar is no more what will you do?
Nuclear not nucelar
The time for the American gansters is coming to an end.
Blame The terrorist Cuban government Dias Canel and the Castros
How do you fell Americans having Russian military next to YOUR borders? It was so funny with Ukraine, not so funny anymore?
Today warship Admiral Gorshkov arrived to Cuba.
The Leadership of Russia must demonstrate readiness to apply the "Nuclear option", as the the NEOCON leaders of the West does not believe that Russia can ever use it: the reckless NEOCONs believe that Russia is only "bluffing"!
I wonder if there will be any Ukrainian operatives.
Great America! How would you like a taste of your own medicine?
As the west calls it when their own ships travel worldwide, this js "freedom of navigation."
Just remember – no threat to US, it's just in case of something😂
Think nothing of it. Russia is also a fan of "freedom of association" and "freedom of navigation"
No problem that's good. Let's try to cooperate with Russia. But please take care of your people who want to enter the U.S. that's all. 😂😂
What almost nobody is reporting is that this is a response from Russia to a US simulation with a bomber to throw nukes on Kalinigrad.
Sounds like Russia is repoing Cuba, Cuba may have a new county name Cubaussia by July 4th, Wow Thanks Joe Biden!
Woo hoo tell Joe Bidan before he slips an hits the button I need time to get my Crate of Beer up the Mountain so we can watch the fireworks. You mean all the politicians slight of hand hasn't worked in cuba maybe the West should concentrate on Haiti oh Wait the NGos run Haiti. We will pray for you I guess we will soon see the Fires of Purgatory maybe heaven was a place on earth but greed an the war machince overstepped the mark!
Hunt for red October 😂
What happened if Russian nuke Washington DC? Who will lead the state?
This is the result when US has an expired person on the presidential position
So Russia have right defense itself from Cuban territory.
The only reason I see that this kind of crisis is diminishing is for the people to slowly get used to the reality that in the future there will be a chance of a nuclear war.
America navy carrier's and military presence in all overseas why not Russia 😊
US people are dreaming maybe that they're unbeatable but this dream could be broken by Russia and China……..
This combination is heavier than NATO
Cuba have right to defend his self.
Oh, the Russians are exercising FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION!
This the actual language the US and NATO understands.
Trying to appear as a non bias report.
Sort of fell apart when you described the Cuban government as 'a regime'.
Nice try, but no cigar.