In Russia’s cooperation plan with countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, this Wednesday, March 2, 2023, the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev arrived in Cuba on an official visit. During his stay on the island, he held meetings with the president of the nation Miguel Díaz Canel and General Raúl Castro.
At the meeting, the island’s president addressed the Ukrainian conflict, stating that Russia had no other option in the face of the Western threat, the boycott of the West with all votes against the sanctions resolutions.
Likewise, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia met with the Minister of the Interior of the Caribbean Republic, both delegations highlighted mutual cooperation and agreed to continue strengthening ties in the field of security; For his part, Álvarez explained that his nation strives to strengthen ties with brother countries in the face of Washington’s incessant attempts to overthrow the Cuban government.
The ministers at the Meeting:
Relations between the competent bodies of both countries linked to defense and security continue to consolidate, the systematic exchanges at the level of heads of specialists and specialists from the Ministry of the Interior and the revolutionary armed forces with their Russian counterpart demonstrate in practice their great usefulness and potential in bilateral efforts to strengthen their security in the face of aggression, threats, and challenges of the current situation.
The unprecedented anti-Russian campaign launched by the United States and its allies forces each sovereign state to make a choice, defend its own path of development and values or submit to the dictates of the collective West led by the United States.
Washington and its satellites not only aspire to maintain the unipolar world, but also strive to create a colonial empire, where only the voice of the West is heard, despite the fact that today many talk about neocolonialism, the methods remain as before: political repression, military blackmail, financial slavery, economic and ilegal sanctions and also aggressive propaganda.
In addition, the Cuban general mentioned the Ukrainian conflict, stating that the start of Russia’s special military operation has to do with the contempt of the West for the demands of security guarantees claimed by the Russian side, in this critical context the use of economic sanctions as an instrument of pressure that helps us to resolve the crisis.
Let us remember that the arrival of the secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Nikolai Patrushev, occurs after the visit to Venezuela held last Tuesday, there the official held a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the delegations discussed bilateral cooperation in different areas and agreed to strengthen ties in terms of security, patrolling, stressed that the interaction between the two nations continues to be an important factor in guaranteeing security and stability at a global level
