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Putin is resurrecting Russia’s Cold War pact with Cuba

6 February 2020

10:50 PM

6 February 2020

10:50 PM

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov kicked off his tour of Latin America this week with a visit to Cuba. The choice is not a mere coincidence. Lavrov’s visit comes at a time when Moscow and Havana are enjoying their closest relationship in decades.

The Soviet Union was once Cuba’s greatest patron.

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