The visit by a Russian naval flotilla to Cuba is a priceless U.S. intelligence collection opportunity. U.S. focus will be on the Yasen-class Kazan submarine.
Signaling a growing interest in leveraging its military power to foster American fears of escalation in advance of the U.S. elections, Russian warships are about to make a port call in Cuba. A longtime Russian ally, Cuba will host warships including the. The visit next Wednesday to Sunday may have been arranged during an April meeting between Putin’s hawkish adviser, Nikolai Patrushev,
Notably, the Cuban Defense Ministry has said that “None of the ships carry nuclear weapons, so their stopover in our country does not represent a threat to the region.” This comment underlines the Cuban government’s concern at Washington’s possible reaction.
Yet Russia’s greater risk here is that the U.S. has some pretty unique capabilities to get close to things without being seen. In the end, Putin must hope that Biden’s risk aversion will translate to his prohibiting some of the riskier but more creative means of collecting intelligence on
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