“Russia will not betray Cuba.” Here's a behind-the-scenes look at Riabkow's visit to Havana

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who is on a working visit to Cuba, declared the Kremlin's continued economic assistance for this Caribbean island and accused Washington of being obsessed with Havana's close relations with Moscow.

Quoted on Friday by the independent Radio, Marti Ryabkov assured that “Russia will not betray Cuba” and “that it has its interests in the Western Hemisphere”, suggesting that the United States does not want its presence on the island.

According to the Russian politician, “the US is obsessed” with Russia's close relations with Cuba, which he added that the Kremlin “supports 100 percent.”

Sergei Ryabkov confirmed that economic issues are among the main topics of talks with Cuban politicians during his visit to Havana.

The station noted that Ryabkov's visit comes just a few days after the arrival of the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin with approximately 730,000 tanks in Cuba, which is suffering from fuel shortages. barrels of crude oil.

She recalled that the ship subject to US and EU sanctions carried out the first transport of crude oil in three months to an island in deep energy crisis.

This became possible when the American authorities allowed the crew of the Russian vessel to dock on March 31 this year. in the Cuban port of Matanzas. Donald Trump also stated that the regime in Cuba is evil and that the delivery from one tanker will not save it.

The US president has repeatedly assured that “I will do something with Cuba soon” and “that I will have the honor of taking Cuba”, recently adding, “as soon as I finish with Iran.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for his part, stressed that “new people” must take over power on the island. (PAP)

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