What has Happened: Three Russian naval vessels and a nuclear-powered submarine are expected to arrive in Havana, Cuba today to conduct joint sea and air exercises with Cuba and Venezuela. The deployment to the Caribbean is likely a show of strength as tensions remain high with the U.S. over the war in Ukraine, but it is also a demonstration of naval power after Ukrainian forces have repeatedly sunk Russian ships in the Black Sea. These exercises are also likely meant to shore up support for Maduro in Venezuela, which has elections coming up on July 28th. While exercises of this ... Academy SITREP – Russia Conducts Naval and Air Exercises in the Caribbean