A RUSSIAN SPY SHIP JUST DOCKED IN HAVANA HARBOR
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MORRO CASTLE AT TH E ENTRANCE TO HAVANA HARBOR
The Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. |
The Cuban commies usually make a little news splash locally when the Bear pays them a visit. But a recent Bear ship entered the harbor February 26, 2014 with no notice by the local Havana press what so ever and no invitation for locals to visit. The Russian naval vessel VIKTOR LEONOV CCB-175 , a 300 ft spy ship is parked in Havana's cruise ship Harbor near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral. The ship comes with a crew of 200 a lot more than is needed to handle mooring lines and keep the paint up. The VIKTOR LEONOV bristles with electronic eaves dropping devices. These take a lot of eyes and ears to tend. The visit comes as Havana's current patron Venezuela is undergoing violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government. Will the Bear step back in as Cuba's patron? Probably, but oddly continued major support might be hinged on dropping communism and adopting crony state capitalism, an economic system that actually seems to be working for the bear at the moment. China of course has a big investment in Cuba as well. Unfortunately for Cuba economic dependency on self serving foreign interests seems to be a way of life now. SOURCES: AAB Confidential contacts
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