People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
  • The Kremlin has said that its navy vessels stationed off of Cuba pose no threat.
  • The submarine and navy frigate sailed there for military exercises in the Caribbean.
  • Russia's assurances come despite the fact that the vessels are some of Moscow's most lethal assets.

The arrival of powerful missile-capable naval assets in Cuban waters should not set off alarm bells, Russia said to the US.