A display shows excerpts to US President John F. Kennedy's October 22, 1962 televised address about the Cuban Missile Crisis © Reuters / Brian Snyder
RT: Cuban crisis 2.0? Moscow eyes military bases in Cuba after US INF pullout
Moscow’s response to Trump’s plans to quit the INF treaty could be to reinstall military bases in Cuba, the State Duma defense committee head said. He also predicted “a new Cuban crisis” if the US and Russia fail to come to terms.
The US is planning to walk away from the crucial Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, and Russia’s response may well be in the spirit of those times – namely, reactivating military facilities in Cuba. That is according to Vladimir Shamanov, the head of the State Duma defense committee and a former Airborne Troops commander.
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WNU Editor: Russia is busy signing military agreements with Cuba .... Putin’s meeting with Cuba’s appointed president comes with a $50 million loan for weapons (Miami Herald). and the Cuban President is traveling to Moscow today to start a five nation trip .... Cuba's new president reaches out to an old ally (CNN). The other nations that the Cuban President is visiting are China, North Korea, Vietnam, and Laos .... Cuba’s President Heads for Russia to Start 5-Nation Tour (Havana Times). As to what is my take on the possibility of a new Russian base in Cuba .... if it happens it will be a small base, and it will cater to Russian naval ships. IMHO we should be more focused on China and what it is doing in the Americas. The Chinese are primarily focused on trade, but signing an agreement with Cuba to establish a military base will create a seismic shift in policy vis-a-vis the U.S.. And while it will not happen now, I would not be surprised in a decade or more on the possibility of such an arrangement.
More News On Reports That Russia May Establish A Military Base In Cuba
Cold War Coming Back? Russia ‘Assessing’ Military Base in Cuba as U.S. Set to Leave Nuclear Missile Deal -- Newsweek
Russia ‘assessing’ military base in Cuba as US leaves INF treaty -- Asia Times
Russian-Cuban cooperation not tied to deteriorating relations with West, Kremlin assures -- TASS
