US EditionRussian interior minister in Cuba, which faces pressure from Trump
Vladimir Kolokoltsev condemned US actions in Venezuela and attended a memorial for 32 Cuban soldiers killed, aiming to boost cooperation amid economic and political pressure.
- On Tuesday, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Russia's Interior Minister, began a visit to Cuba as a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned the island's government.
- Following Trump's warning this month, Havana faces pressure after the January 3 strikes that ousted Nicolás Maduro and killed thirty-two Cuban soldiers.
- The Russian embassy in Havana said Kolokoltsev will hold bilateral meetings while in Cuba, where he told Rossiya-1, `We in Russia regard this as an act of unprovoked armed aggression against Venezuela`.
- Facing a deep economic crisis, Cuba has intensified ties with Russia since 2022 as both face Western sanctions, with Moscow seeking new partners amid Cuba's urgent need for aid.
- Access to Venezuelan oil and finances is central as Venezuela was a key supplier to Cuba, and Mike Hammer met U.S. Southern Command in Miami Tuesday to discuss regional tensions.
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The Courier-TimesRussian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana
Russia's interior minister began a visit to ally Cuba on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that the island's longtime communist government "is ready to fall."
The bilateral relationship between the two countries has become even closer in recent times when the island is experiencing its worst economic crisis in three decades.
Russia's interior minister began a visit to ally Cuba on Tuesday, the embassy in Havana said.
Army General Raúl Castro Ruz received this Tuesday afternoon the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation, Police General Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev
Havana: The Russian Minister of the Interior, Vladimir Kolkoltsev, began a visit to Cuba on Tuesday, where he held bilateral meetings, as announced by the Russian Embassy in Havana, at a time when the United States was intensifying its pressure on the communist island.
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