by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – A fleet of Russian warships including a nuclear-powered submarine on Monday left Cuba, five days after passing within 30 miles of Florida on its way to conduct planned tactical nuclear drills in Cuban waters, Newsweek reports.
Moscow had said the drills were planned with ally Havana in response to “provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials” over Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Having carried out its exercises, the Russian sent its nuclear submarine north to the Atlantic, and the remaining warships south, where they are expected to dock in Venezuela, Newsweek said.
Given the Russian flotilla had passed within sight of Miami in Florida the US and Canadian Navies said they were continuing to “closely monitor” the Russian submarine’s movements as it headed to the Atlantic this week, Newsweek reports.
The US has said it did not consider Russia’s Cuban exercises to constitute a direct threat from Moscow.
“The threat of Russian ships in Cuban waters depends on what they are doing in Cuba,” Michael Allen, a former senior director at the National Security Council (NSC) noted in comments to Newsweek.
“A mere port call is not a threat—we do those all over the world. If there is cargo being delivered to Cuba, if they are installing even more in the way of spy or satellite dishes, that could be worrying about what they are setting up at our border,” Allen said.
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