Three ships from Russia's Northern Fleet arrived in Havana Bay on Friday as part of the Russian Navy's first visit to Cuba since the Cold War. On arrival the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer fired a ...

At the height of the Cold War, on 1 January 1959 ... coupled with similarities of ideology, pushed Cuba into the arms of the Soviet Union. So began years of dangerous political manoeuvring ...

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his ... and even Soviet soldiers. The Soviets proposed a different defense -- medium-range ballistic ...

Russia is scrambling to enlist more soldiers to replace the vast numbers killed or wounded in the nearly three-year war in Ukraine. In Cuba, Russia's old Cold War ally, the repressive regime ...

By deftly manipulating the opportunities afforded Cuba by the Cold War, he managed to turn his island into a launching pad for the projection of his leadership throughout the world. Castro's ...