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May 22, 2024

What’s Behind Closer Cuba-Russia Relations?

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met earlier this month with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow. // Photo: Russian Government.

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Michael J. Bustamante, associate professor of history at the University of Miami: “Díaz-Canel’s recent visit to Russia is the latest sign of a relationship that has been warming on many fronts, especially since 2022. On this visit, Díaz-Canel practically endorsed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This was a far cry from the original Cuban position of blaming the conflict on NATO expansion, but refraining from taking a position on the invasion itself. What’s behind it all? Dire economic needs. Cuba-Russia relations have been reasonably strong and consistent since the beginning of the Putin era. Trade jumped to new levels, however, in the wake of Trump administration sanctions, the economic decline of Venezuela and…”

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