A U.S. Navy submarine has pulled into Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a show of force as a fleet of Russian warships gather for planned military exercises in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command says the USS Helena, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, arrived at the U.S. base in Cuba on Thursday.
Russia’s Kazan nuclear-powered submarine arrives at the port of Havana, Cuba , Wednesday, June 12, 2024. A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuba n waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean . People watch the Russian Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate arrive at the port of Havana, Cuba , Wednesday, June 12, 2024. A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuba n waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean .
Other U.S. ships also have been tracking and monitoring the Russian drills, which Pentagon officials say do not represent a threat to the United States. “This is not a surprise. We’ve seen them do these type of port calls before,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Wednesday when asked about the Russian drills. “We of course take it seriously, but these exercises don’t pose a threat to the United States.”to strike inside Russia to protect Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Russian President Vladimir Putin then suggested his military could respond with “asymmetrical steps” elsewhere in the world.
Russia is a longtime ally of Venezuela and Cuba, and its warships and aircraft have periodically made forays into the Caribbean. Russian ships have occasionally docked in Havana since 2008, when a group of Russian vessels entered Cuban waters in what state media described as the first such visit in almost two decades. In 2015, a reconnaissance and communications ship arrived unannounced in Havana a day before the start of discussions between U.S. and Cuban officials on the reopening of diplomatic relations.
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