The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canelhe reaffirmed Wednesday in Moscow that the “unit” of the island with Russia It will allow them to face the current and future challenges, in an encounter with their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
The Cuban president, who reached Russia the weekend and was in St. Petersburgparticipates for the second consecutive year in the celebrations for the anniversary of the Victory Daywhich will end on May 9.
Of sane with Afpin a bilateral encounter with Putinrecalled the challenges that have historically faced these two countries together, whose diplomatic relationship was restored on May 8 65 years ago.
“Only unity, based on that cooperation, that solidarity and that friendship allows us to face the current challenges and the challenges of the future,” he said Díaz-Canel during the meeting, according to images of official Russian television.
The political relationship between the two old allies of the Cold war It was revitalized since 2022, when Díaz-Canel He gathered in Moscow con Putinwho then considered “strategic” the relationship with the island.
-Since this approach began, various official and business delegations traveled to the two countries to promote help and investment projects, when Cuba Face a deep economic crisis.
During the meeting, Putin He highlighted «the contribution of Cuba to the fight against Nazism »in the Second World War.
«I would like to point out that Cuban volunteers fought alongside the soldiers of the Red Armyparticularly near Leningrad», Said the Russian autocrat.
Cuba has given its support to Russia In the war with Ukraine. As he remembers Afplast year during your visit for this same date Díaz-Canel He wished him “success in performing the special military operation.”
In 2023 it was announced that an unclear number of Cubans were being recruited on the island, some said that under deception, to travel to Russia and join his army in the war with Ukraine.
