Dozens of Russian officials have travelled to Cuba in recent months — and some former Cuban government insiders are warning that Russia might plan to again use the island as a forward base on the United States’ doorstep.
This week, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel went on the Spanish-language version of Russia Today to insist on Cuba’s “unconditional” support for Russia.
Cuba’s Fidel Castro, centre, meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, right, in Havana, Cuba on July 11, 2014. Castro died in 2016 but the Kremlin’s efforts to keep Cuba in its corner have only intensified since it invaded Ukraine. (Alex Castro/The Associated Press)
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