Russian Navy Makes Waves in Havana

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will engage in talks with his Cuban counterpart amidst the backdrop of a Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine docking in Havana, signaling Russia's strategic posturing as tensions escalate over the Ukraine conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Cuban counterpart later on Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

The talks come a day after a Russian navy frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine entered the harbour in the Cuban capital Havana, a stopover the U.S. and Cuba said posed no threat but which was widely seen as a Russian show of force as tensions rise over the Ukraine war.