Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has the latest on political tensions around the globe on 'Special Report.'
Old Cold Warrior and Russian President Vladimir Putin is obsessed with Cuba and Florida. Back in 2018, he released a video of a simulated Russian nuke attack on Miami. With NATO pressuring Russia in the biggest allied exercises since the 1980s, Putin is pushing back with naval drills off Florida.
The Black Sea is no longer safe for Russia’s navy. So, on Tuesday, two of Putin’s best new warships showed up in Cuba, carrying advanced hypersonic missiles.
This being the Russian navy, they wisely brought along an oiler for refueling and a salvage tug, just in case.
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ARRIVE IN CUBA AHEAD OF MILITARY EXERCISES, TENSIONS WITH WEST OVER UKRAINE
"We’ve been tracking the Russians’ plans for this," said Sabrina Singh at the Pentagon.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
All eyes are on the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, a Stalinist-gray slab of stealthy, modern naval design, and on the guided-missile submarine Kazan. The Zircon missiles they carry can move almost 7,000 miles per hour at sea level.
The Admiral Gorshkov launched in 2018 as the lead ship of her class. No way will Russia risk her in the Black Sea, where Ukraine’s shore defense batteries and drones have already sunk........