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Russian Naval Force Ship Shows Up in Cuba for Three-Day Browse Through

.A Russian naval force ship arrived in Cuba on Saturday for a three-day stay, 6 weeks after Moscow sent out a sub as well as other marine vessels to visit the communist state off Fla's coast.The Smolny training ship was greeted along with barrages coming from Cuban weapons just before it secured in Havana's port, where locals and visitors rounded up to take a look.Russia's consular office in Cuba said the ship, accompanied by two others, is actually "portion of the Baltic Squadron team that is creating a helpful visit to the Cuban capital."." Another example of the near associations between our people," the consulate wrote on X, formerly Twitter.In mid-June, the Russian nuclear-powered submersible Kazan-- which Cuba pointed out was not carrying nuclear weapons-- dropped anchor in Havana for five times.The unusual release thus near US region happened amid major stress over the battle in Ukraine, where the Western-backed government is combating a Russian intrusion.The USA delivered a fast-attack submarine to its Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba a time after the Russian sub showed up.Throughout the Cold War, Cuba was an essential customer state for the Soviet Union. The implementation of Soviet nuclear missile sites on the isle induced the Cuban Rocket Crisis of 1962 when Washington and Moscow came close to war.