{"id":13191,"date":"2014-02-27T13:09:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T13:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13191"},"modified":"2014-02-27T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T13:09:49","slug":"russian-intel-ship-docks-in-havana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=13191","title":{"rendered":"Russian intel ship docks in Havana"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13192\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Vishnya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13192\" alt=\"Vishnya-class\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Vishnya.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vishnya-class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring 91.5 meters (300 feet) long and 14.5 meters wide, was docked at the port of Havana&#8217;s cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Vishnya, or Meridian-class intelligence ship, which has a crew of around 200, went into service in the Black Sea in 1988 before it was transferred seven years later to the northern fleet, Russian media sources said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neither Cuban authorities nor state media have mentioned the ship&#8217;s visit, unlike on previous tours by Russian warships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former Soviet Union was Cuba&#8217;s sponsor state through three decades of Cold War. After a period of some distancing under former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, the countries renewed their political, economic and military cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The ship is reportedly armed with 30mm guns and anti-aircraft missiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its visit comes as isolated Havana&#8217;s current economic and political patron, Venezuela, is facing unprecedented violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cuban President Raul Castro&#8217;s Communist government, Americas&#8217; only one-party regime, got a handshake from president Obama recently at Nelson Mandela&#8217;s memorial service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Dec. 10 handshake signalled a warming of ties between the two nations after decades of animosity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fidel Castro congratulated his brother after he greeted the head of the U.S. government in English, saying \u2018Mr. President, I\u2019m Castro.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media. The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring 91.5 meters (300 feet) long and 14.5 meters wide, was docked at the port of Havana&#8217;s cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral. 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