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A senior Russian official said Wednesday that his country was seriously considering establishing a military base in Cuba, just as the two Cold Warera allies were set to meet for high-level talks and the United States mulled quitting a nuclear missile deal.
Colonel General Vladimir Shamanov, head of the Russian lower house of parliament's defense committee and a former airborne troops commander, became the latest Moscow figure to warn of the historic consequences of the U.S. leaving the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The U.S. and Russia have accused one another of violating the agreement, but now President Donald Trump has announced his intention to end it, paving the way for new nuclear and conventional weapons systems at a time of heightened tensions.
"In order to strengthen our military presence in Cuba, we need at least the consent of the Cuban government. After all, this question is more political than military, and today, it's probably premature to talk about any specific measures in response to a possible U.S. withdrawal from INF," Shamanov told the Interfax news agency.
"Now the active phase of assessing this scenario is underway and proposals will next be prepared with estimates," he added.
https://www.newsweek.com/cold-war-russia-military-base-cuba-us-1195433
VOX
(22,976 posts)*Trump stops obsessing about his wall, proceeds to funnel taxpayer monies into building Vlads Cuban military base*
And 45 never once complains about the water...BIG water surrounding Cuba.
PCIntern
(25,583 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)After 30 minutes of buttering up Zelenskiy, came the ask. Talk about lousy negotiation technique!
okieinpain
(9,397 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)And Putin will move in because he knows Trump is chicken shit.
Well, if nothing else that should give us a lock on the South Florida vote.
Bye bye Marco Rubio.
Happy Hoosier
(7,386 posts)...and this would be a step in doing that.... though it would put the lie to the idea that Cuba is really about anti-imperialism, of course, especially since Russia has dropped the pretense they are a communist state and just went straight to authoritarian kakistocracy.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)asks for. Trump would give Alaska back all Putin has to do is ask. Unfortunately, I am dead serious.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Russians are their kleptofascist brethren.