On September 10, Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, announced that Russia “will take additional measures to support [Cuba], in particular, with the granting of new lines of credit.” He stressed that “Cuba is one of Russia’s closest allies in Latin America” and that relations between the two countries have stood “the test of time.” [i]
In this regard, he added: “We are ready to increase cooperation within the framework of security councils, special services and police departments. We pay special attention to trade, economic and investment cooperation.” As a result, he was confident that Cuba “will overcome the serious consequences of the economic blockade imposed by the United States.”
In addition, “the Russian Minister of Transport, Roman Starovoit, during the recently concluded Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, said that “Russian airlines are interested in expanding commercial flights to the Island in the near future.” In addiiton, “the Russian Railways (RZD) company presented details of the contract with Cuba to modernize the island’s railway network, . . . [which seeks to modernize] more than 1,000 kilometres of Cuba’s dilapidated railways.”
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[i] Russia announces ‘additional measures’ to increase cooperation with Havana, Diario de Cuba (Sept. 10, 2024)
