AP Explains: Why does Medvedev’s visit to Cuba matter?

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APExplains: Moscow, which was once Cuba’s main partner during the Soviet era but later grew distant provoking a severe crisis on the island, now looms on the horizon as a potential ally.

FILE - Int his July 24, 2019 file photo, a Statue of the Republic covered in Russian gold and donated by President Vladimir Putin stands in the Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrives Thursday, Oct.

A statement from the Russian government this week signaled that the countries will sign accords and commercial agreements, though no specifics were given. Russia is one of Cuba’s most important trade partners, after Venezuela, China, Spain and Canada. Shortages have since mid-September provoked long lines at gas stations, problems with public transportation and increased use of animal-powered vehicles. There have also been prolonged shortages of food and other goods.

Another area for Russian participation is agriculture, a Cuban sector that was a pillar of trade with the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. The island needs to import machinery for irrigation and harvesting as well as heavy equipment and supplies.

 

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Narrator: it doesn’t

If America insists on having its hands in the affairs of Ukraine & Eastern Europe in Russia’s backyard, then the Russians will have their hands in the affairs of Venezuela, Cuba & Latin America in America’s backyard. Two can play the game.

So why are there Super Sonic Russian bombers on the Cuban Islands?

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