Russian ships enter Cuban waters
Russian warships have entered Cuban waters for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
A Russian destroyer and two support ships sailed into Havana Bay on their way home from joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy.
It is the latest sign of improved ties between Moscow and communist-run Cuba, which were allies during Soviet days.
Correspondents say it is also a reflection of strained relations between Moscow and Washington. SOURCE ...
There is no suggestion of a military confrontation, but the Russian moves are notable in part because they appear to reflect an effort by Moscow to flex some muscle in America’s backyard in response to Washington’s support for the former Soviet republic of Georgia and elsewhere on the Russian periphery. That includes U.S. missile defense bases to be erected in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The Russians were unhappy with a U.S. decision to send a state-of-the-art warship into the Black Sea as part of an American humanitarian aid mission for Georgia in the aftermath of last August’s war with Russia. The Russians also are angry about the Bush administration’s push to add Georgia and the former Soviet republic of Ukraine as members of the NATO military alliance.
Under the gaze of the U.S. Southern Command, Russian ships this fall held joint exercises with the navy of Venezuela, whose president, Hugo Chavez, is a fierce U.S. critic. SOURCE ...
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