English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
“I think I’m in a Soviet movie, one of those black and white ones they showed us in the 80s” 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 15 June 2024 — This newspaper took advantage of the “only opportunity” that the Russian Navy offered Cubans to visit the hull of the frigate Gorshkov. The ship, 135 meters … Continue reading “Hundreds of Cubans Line Up To Visit the Russian Frigate and Submarine in Havana”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 11 July 2023 — Without any senior Cuban official receiving its crew, the Russian warship Perekop anchored on Tuesday morning in the port of Havana. The policemen, who moved restlessly along the dock and blocked access to the ship with their patrol cars, prevented Cubans from approaching the mammoth hull … Continue reading “A Russian Warship and a U.S. Submarine Arrive in Cuba”
Sergei Mironov believes that the Kremlin must respond in this way to Washington’s support for Ukraine. 14ymedio, Mexico, 4 July 2024 — Legislator Sergei Mironov, leader of the Just Russia coalition and close to Vladimir Putin, suggested this Thursday that Russia carry out a missile deployment in Cuba similar to the one that caused the … Continue reading “Russian Deputy Suggests Reinstalling Missiles in Cuba To Pressure the US”
The president of the bank pointed out that Putin “pays special attention to strengthening cooperation” between the two countries 14ymedio, Havana, June 23, 2024 — “Developing an independent financial infrastructure” capable of dodging United States sanctions is the main purpose of Novikombank, the first Russian bank on the Island. This was stated by Sergei Baldin, … Continue reading “The Installation of the Russian Bank Novikombank in Cuba Seeks To Avoid US Sanctions”
14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 17 June 2024 — Shortly before 12 noon, one of the tugboats that had accompanied the departure of the Russian warships anchored in Cuban waters since last Wednesday entered the bay. At that time, none of the Russian boats were visible on the horizon. The flotilla, consisting of the frigate … Continue reading “Russian Warships Leave Havana After Their Five-day Stay”
The ’USS Helena’ is on the Island “as part of a routine port visit,” says Washington EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 15 June 2024 — The Government of Cuba declared this Friday that it dislikes the presence of a United States war submarine in Guantánamo Bay because the naval visits are the result “of an invitation, … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Expresses Its Displeasure About the Arrival of a U.S. Submarine in Guantánamo”
The ‘USS Helena’ arrives at the Island one day after four Russian military ships 14ymedio, Madrid, 13 June 2024 — The U.S. Navy announced that one of its fast-attack submarines arrived in Guantánamo Bay this Thursday. The presence of the USS Helena, with nuclear propulsion, is part, says the Southern Command in a message published … Continue reading “With the Arrival of a Submarine From the United States in Guantánamo, Cuba Returns to the Cold War”
The ‘USS Helena’ arrives at the Island one day after four Russian military ships 14ymedio, Madrid, 13 June 2024 — The U.S. Navy announced that one of its fast-attack submarines arrived in Guantánamo Bay this Thursday. The presence of the USS Helena, with nuclear propulsion, is part, says the Southern Command in a message published … Continue reading “With the Arrival of a Submarine From the United States in Guantánamo, Cuba Returns to the Cold War”
14ymedio, Havana, December 2, 2023 — War tanks, missile launchers, Ural-4320 trucks, soldiers capable of walking on barbed wire and a labyrinth of secret tunnels. The disturbing images that the Cuban Army allowed a reporter from the Russian channel Zvezda to record have all the ingredients of a propaganda cocktail, but they offer a clear message: Cuba has … Continue reading “The Cuban Army Exhibits its Underground Arsenal and its ‘Katiushas’ on Russian Television”
Sergei Shoigu announces Moscow’s intention to increase cooperation in security, special services and police departments EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 10 September 2024 — Russia plans to grant new lines of credit to Cuba to help Havana “overcome the serious consequences of the US blockade*,” said the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, on … Continue reading “Russia Promises New Credits to Cuba To Help It ‘Overcome the Serious Consequences of the Blockade’”
The certification of firefighting engineers includes training to operate drones in emergency situations 14ymedio, Havana, 1 July 2024 — Relations between Russia and Cuba seem to return more and more to the old years of the Soviet Union, with the training of professionals from the Island in the Eurasian country. This Saturday, it was announced … Continue reading “Russia Will Train Cuban Firefighters, Police and Lawyers”
Cuba’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez will visit Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow next week, the Kremlin spokesperson announced on Friday EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 7 June 2024 — The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will invest, in an initial phase, $11.3 million for the Cuban state-owned company BioCubaFarma to develop medicines against geriatric and … Continue reading “Russia Will Invest 11 Million Dollars in the State-Owned BioCubaFarma To Develop Medicines”
14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 22 January 2022 — A few days ago, Mr. Díaz-Canel, Dimitri Peskov, the Russian spokesman, said candidly, “We think about how to guarantee our own security.” He was referring to statements by Sergei Riabkov, Russian deputy foreign minister, in which he, mumbling, threatened the US with deploying troops and missiles … Continue reading “Don’t Fall Into the Trap Again, President Diaz-Canel”
14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 17 February 2019 — The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (that is, Raúl Castro) is very concerned. It has published in Granma, the Party’s newspaper, a Declaration of the Revolutionary Government with the objective of “stopping the imperialist military adventure against Venezuela.” [Link to Spanish text.] Cuban political operatives based in Venezuela … Continue reading “The Venezuelan Panorama Seen From Cuba”
Ivan Garcia, 2 January 2018 — When the old Soviet-era truck was parked in front of a pharmacy in Havana’s La Víbora neighborhood, a line of more than thirty people soon formed to acquire some of the medicines unloaded. Nearby, at the entrance of a produce market, dozens of retirees and housewives waited to buy tomatoes. In the … Continue reading “Cuba 2017: Waiting for a Miracle / Iván García”
