US Submarine Makes Routine Stop in Cuba As Russia Holds Drills

A nuclear-powered U.S. submarine arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of what officials said was previously planned visit, a day after a fleet of Russian warships arrived at the island as part of their military drills in the region. The USS Helena, a fast attack submarine, arrived at the naval base for “a routine port visit as it transits the U.S. Southern Command geographic area of responsibility,” the U.S. Southern Command said on X. The Los Angeles-class submarine’s transit was “previously planned,” the military said. The visit comes a day after Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, fleet oil tanker Pashin, and rescue tugboat Nikolay Chiker, arrived at the port of Havana. The port is 95 nautical miles (109 miles) from the port of Key West, Florida, where the U.S. military operates a naval air station....