Russia

Back in Moscow after a visit to Vanezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba with Russian Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov gave a long interview to…
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At a meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro on the afternoon of Friday, Shoigu said that his "visit to Cuba should be considered in the context of the dynamically developing bilateral…
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Russia's Defense Minister, Army Gen. Sergei K. Shoigu, arrived in Havana on Friday for two days of official business, after one-day stopovers in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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After arriving in Managua from Caracas Wednesday night (Feb. 12), the Russian defense minister, Army Gen. Sergei K. Shoigu, spent several hours meeting with Nicaraguan Army and Defense…
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Russia's defense minister, Army Gen. Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, will arrive in Caracas on Wednesday (Feb. 11), on the first stop of a four-day tour that will also take him to…
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Eyebrows went up everywhere on Tuesday when a Russian intelligence ship docked in Havana on the eve of the diplomatic talks between Cuba and the United States.
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A dialogue between Cuba and the United States, leading to a normalization of relations between the two countries, does not indicate a "drift" in Havana's relationship with Moscow, said…
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Washington may be moving closer to Havana, but Moscow is not moving away, to judge by the presence in the Cuban capital last week of Russia's deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Olegovich…
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Confirmation that Cuba will reopen a consulate and travel office in St. Petersburg, Russia's second city, was issued last week in that city by its mayor, Georgiy Poltavchenko, and Cuban…
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The Russian oil giant Rosneft has budgeted 157 million rubles this year to send 1,800 of its employees on an all-paid winter vacation to Cuba.
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