2024-06-12 04:44:22
Havana: Vladimir’s fleet of warships has reached the coast of Cuba, simply 40 kilometers from US waters. This fleet additionally features a Russian nuclear submarine. This fleet will take part in a joint navy train on June 12. Putin’s most trendy warship frigate Admiral Gorshkov, outfitted with Zircon hypersonic missiles, is at President Joe Biden’s doorstep together with the nuclear submarine Kazan and two different naval ships. The arrival of this Russian fleet amid the continuing rigidity with the US over the conflict in opposition to Ukraine has as soon as once more reminded of the Cuban missile disaster that befell six many years in the past. Whereas reaching Cuba from Norway, the Russian fleet was being monitored by NATO’s US maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane P-8 Poseidon. It has been claimed on Russia’s pro-war Telegram channels that the nuclear submarine ‘Kazan’ passing near the US shoreline is supplied with guided missiles. Though Cuban officers have denied that the Russian ships are carrying nuclear missiles, Putin has lately threatened to deploy his highly effective weapons in international locations and areas from the place Western targets may be focused. In such a scenario, the arrival of the Russian fleet turns into necessary contemplating Cuba’s historic ties with Russia.
outfitted with hypersonic missile
Each Admiral Gorshkov and Kazan are key ships in Putin’s nuclear strike drive. Gorshkov’s fundamental weapon is the Caliber missile. It’s also outfitted with the newest Zirkan hypersonic missile. Aside from these two ships, the fleet has a fleet oil tanker Pashin and salvage tug Nikolay Chiker.
Putin’s reply to Biden on Ukraine
Russia and Cuba had earlier introduced that Putin’s ships could be in Cuban waters from June 12 to 17. The ships are additionally anticipated to name at a port in Venezuela, the Solar reported. The US has described the presence of the Russian warship as notable however not alarming. That is being seen as a risk by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who’s livid over President Joe Biden’s determination to permit Ukraine to make use of US weapons to assault inside Russia.