Russian warships leave Cuba after five days

5 hours ago
By George Wright,
BBC News



The exercises have been interpreted by some as sabre-rattling by Moscow


A fleet of Russian warships has left the port of Havana after a five-day visit to Cuba, following planned military drills. The vessels, which included a nuclear-powered submarine and a frigate, had been anchored at Havana Bay - some 90 miles (145km) from the US state of Florida.

The US said it did not see the visit as a threat but added that it was monitoring the vessels closely.
Following the fleet's arrival, the US docked a submarine, the USS Helena, at its Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba on Thursday.
Locals waved Russian flags as the Russian vessels left on Monday.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel visited the frigate - part of the fleet - on Saturday and interacted with the sailors, according to a post by the president on X.
Cuba's foreign ministry said none of the vessels had nuclear arms on board, and the visit did not pose a threat to the region.

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