Russian Warships Will Be Deployed to Caribbean Next Week, Cuba Announces

Russian warships will be deployed to the Caribbean Sea next week, the Cuban foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. The four Russian navy ships do not carry any nuclear weapons and will not present a threat to the region, Cuba’s foreign ministry said in a statement, confirming reports that cited unnamed U.S. officials. “This visit corresponds to the historical friendly relations between Cuba and the Russian Federation and strictly adheres to the international regulations,” the communist country’s statement added, according to a translation. “None of the ships carry nuclear weapons, so their stopover in our country does not represent a threat to the region.”...