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Cuba Says It Cooperates With the US Against Terrorism and Supports Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 May 2023 — Nothing new happened in the  meeting held by Cuba and the United States in Havana on April 27 and 28 to evaluate the cooperation of both countries in the fight against terrorism. The official media Cubadebate published on Monday a brief “exclusive” interview with Inés Fors Fernández, Foreign Ministry … Continue reading “Cuba Says It Cooperates With the US Against Terrorism and Supports Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”

The United States Illuminates Its Embassy in Cuba With the Colors of Ukraine To ‘Welcome Lavrov’

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 April 2023 — The same night that Miguel Díaz-Canel again assumed the Cuban presidency, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov landed in Havana and will be the first foreign leader to be received by Díaz-Canel in this legislature. This coincidence, perhaps forced, reflects the current situation of the Island’s international … Continue reading “The United States Illuminates Its Embassy in Cuba With the Colors of Ukraine To ‘Welcome Lavrov’”

What Can Happen With the Russian Economic Plans in Cuba?

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 4 April 2023 — The Russians are not going to be the salvation of the Cuban economy. Not by a long shot. No one should expect magical solutions in all this. Because they don’t care whether Cubans live better, nor have they received that order from Cuban President Díaz-Canel. Let … Continue reading “What Can Happen With the Russian Economic Plans in Cuba?”

Russia Suggests to Cuba More Support for Small Businesses and Less Currency Control

14ymedio, Havana, 31 March 2023 — Putin’s adviser has a plan for Cuba that specifically involves ending the “strict control” over currency exchange. The consequence of this disastrous government policy is “the low profitability of companies, the deficit of commodities” and the black market, according to Boris Titov, president of the Cuba-Russia Business Council, as … Continue reading “Russia Suggests to Cuba More Support for Small Businesses and Less Currency Control”

Moscow to Finance a Havana Wholesale Store and Promote a Hotel Exclusively for Russians

14ymedio, Madrid, March 28, 2023 — Relations between Havana and Moscow continue to strengthen as evidenced by the announcement in Moscow on Tuesday of new business ventures on the island. The first and most fleshed-out is a joint venture with the state company Cimex that has already been approved by the Cuban government. “Many Russian … Continue reading “Moscow to Finance a Havana Wholesale Store and Promote a Hotel Exclusively for Russians”

New Stores are Born in Cuba with a Strange Alliance Between the Private and State Sectors

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez/Olea Gallardo, Havana, 20 February 2023 — A new market in the heart of Centro Habana, a ration store with various items, a stationery store in the Miramar Trade Center, a fabric and upholstery store in El Vedado, a re-opened Italian pizzeria in the same neighborhood… these establishments have three things in … Continue reading “New Stores are Born in Cuba with a Strange Alliance Between the Private and State Sectors”

Cubans and Foreigners Linked to the Regime Take Over State Companies Without Competition

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez/Olea Gallardo, Havana, 26 January 2023 — A tetrapak of fried tomato sauce weighing 8 ounces for 630 pesos, some even smaller containers of mayonnaise at 280 pesos, and packet of cookies for 380 pesos, a 3.5 ounce bag of chips for 150 pesos… All imported and at reasonable prices unattainable for … Continue reading “Cubans and Foreigners Linked to the Regime Take Over State Companies Without Competition”

Warnings of Cuba Transitioning into a ‘Mafia State’ Much Like Putin’s

The agreement between Cuba and Russia will facilitate the future hegemony of Moscow over the Cuban economy, Cuba Siglo 21 [21st Century Cuba] has warned. (Presidencia)14ymedio, Havana, 22 January 2023 — The creation of a Centre for Economic Transformation — the agreement reached last Friday between Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and the chief of the … Continue reading “Warnings of Cuba Transitioning into a ‘Mafia State’ Much Like Putin’s”

Russia and Cuba Address the ‘Unacceptable’ Unilateral Sanctions Against Their Countries

EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 18 November 2022 — On Thursday, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov and the Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba, Ricardo Cabrisas, addressed the “unacceptable” unilateral sanctions against their respective countries. Both “underlined the firm position of both countries that unilateral sanctions in violation of the UN Charter and the principles … Continue reading “Russia and Cuba Address the ‘Unacceptable’ Unilateral Sanctions Against Their Countries”

Cuba Wants to Import Russian Fertilizers, Hydrocarbons and Wheat

14ymedio (With information from EFE), Madrid, 18 November 2022 — Cuba has shown interest in fertilizers, hydrocarbons and wheat from Russia at the XIX meeting in Moscow of the intergovernmental commission for cooperation between the two nations. “The Cuban side expressed its interest in stable supplies to the Island of fertilizers, hydrocarbons and Russian wheat,” the … Continue reading “Cuba Wants to Import Russian Fertilizers, Hydrocarbons and Wheat”

Cuba and Russian Mafia Capitalism

14ymedio, Jorge Hernández Fonseca, Miami, May 8, 2023 — Cuba today faces a dangerous future: the implantation of Russian mafia capitalism on the Island. It is the defeat of communist ideology, without disguises or half measures. But it is also the victory of the continuation of Castroism, now without ideology, ruling on the Island. Russian … Continue reading “Cuba and Russian Mafia Capitalism”