Moscow, June 19 (EFE).- The visit to the port of Havana by the flotilla of the Russian Northern Fleet, made up of a modern frigate, an atomic submarine and two support ships, had the desired effect and caused irritation to “ “adversaries” of Russia, declared today the commander of the Russian Navy, Alexandr Moiseev.
“The proximity of a flotilla of Russian ships to the borders of our current adversary irritated someone. For us this is something very important, we were sure of the actions of our Forces. And above all, we have the support of Cuba, close to us. The trip had an effect,” he stated, quoted by Interfax.
Moiseev assured that “Russian ships will continue to carry out missions in areas of importance to us, just as they did before.”
The Russian flotilla arrived at the port of Havana on June 12 on an “unofficial” visit, and stayed for five days, during which the ships were visited by representatives of the Government of Cuba, including the president of the country, Miguel Díaz. Canel.
Since before their arrival in Cuba, US authorities tried to downplay the issue, stating that “Russia’s deployments are part of routine naval activity and do not concern us, since they do not represent a direct threat.”
However, the US Southern Command sent the submarine ‘USS Helena’ to the Guantanamo naval base, also on a “routine” port visit.
At the moment, it is unknown if the Russian flotilla will dock in any other country in the region, although some media suggest that it could now head to Venezuela, another of Russia’s allies in Latin America.
