Wednesday, January 01, 2020

Russia fills the void in Cuba left by tougher US embargo

Marc Frank in Havana

15 HOURS AGO

The restoration of a near-replica of Washington’s Capitol building in central Havana symbolised the recent brief period of detente with the US. But the artisans decorating its golden dome were Russian rather than American, and the guest of honour at the inauguration came from the Kremlin rather than the White House.

https://www.ft.com/content/cbc7cc88-1c0a-11ea-9186-7348c2f183af

Cuba has many friends in the world.



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