More than 100 Russian tourists isolated in Varadero hotels due to COVID-19
They are travelers who arrived on three flights between June 30 and July 2, explained Russia’s Consul General in Havana, ...
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Russian food donation for Cuba
A food donation, sent by the Russian Federation through the World Food Program (WFP), was received this Thursday in Havana ...
After a year of interruption, flights between Russia and Varadero resume
Air connections between Moscow and Cuba’s main sun and beach destination were officially reestablished this Sunday, with a flight from ...
Flights between Moscow and Varadero will restart on April 1
According to the Cuban Embassy in the Russian capital, the beach resort located north of Matanzas is ready to receive ...
Russia to deliver seven new locomotives to Cuba this year
Russia will deliver seven locomotives to Cuba at the end of this year, as part of an action plan to ...
Cuba justifies delays in meeting obligations with Russia
Cuba is having difficulties meeting its obligations with Russia due to the U.S. economic embargo and the coronavirus pandemic, Cuban ...
Fidel’s “Russian son” and the Cubans in the pandemic
His official name is Alexandr Seriogin, but he likes to be called Castro. This 57-year-old Russian claims to be Fidel’s ...
Cuba could produce Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Help us keep OnCuba alive Production of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine could begin in Cuba in November, said Kirill Dmitriev, ...
The long return home of Cubans stranded in Russia
Help us keep OnCuba alive here When a special flight to Havana took off from Sheremetyevo Airport on June 3, ...
More Cuban “tourists” in Russia’s limbo
More than a hundred Cubans who’re in the business of reselling merchandise, known on the island as “mules,” are still ...
Russian foreign minister calls U.S. sanctions against Cuba inhumane
The U.S. sanctions that prevent Cuba from fighting effectively against the new coronavirus are inhumane and immoral, said Russian Foreign ...
Russian tourism to Cuba grows by 30 percent
Russian tourism in Cuba grew by about 30 percent in 2019, when there were almost 178,000 visitors from that Eurasian ...
Trade between Cuba and Russia grows in 2019
In 2019, commercial exchange between Cuba and Russia exceeded 500 million dollars, Cuban ambassador in Moscow Gerardo Peñalver Portal said ...
Russian railroad company could open office in Cuba
The governments of Cuba and Russia are studying the possibility of establishing an office of the Russian Railroad Company (RZD) ...
Raúl Castro receives chairwoman of Russian Senate and former president of France
The former president and leader of the ruling Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Raúl Castro, received this Saturday the chairwoman ...
State Duma working on resolution against blockade
The State Duma (Russian lower house) is preparing a draft resolution to demand the end of the U.S. economic, commercial ...
Díaz-Canel assures Russian businesspeople that Cuba will protect their interests
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel met this Tuesday with a group of Russian businesspeople, to whom he assured that Cuba, despite ...
Geopolitics replaces ideology: Russia looks at Cuba
President Miguel Díaz-Canel's visit to Russia is of the greatest relevance to current Cuban foreign policy. The second meeting between ...
Putin congratulates Díaz-Canel for his appointment as president of Cuba
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Miguel Díaz-Canel for his appointment as president of Cuba, and reiterated his willingness to strengthen ...
Medvedev receives title of Doctor Honoris Causa and describes Cuba as “island of freedom”
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev received this Friday the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political Sciences from the University ...
Medvedev: Cuba is a fundamental partner for Russia despite the U.S.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev this Thursday regretted that the United States is taking a "dim view" of the cooperation ...
Russia, a lifesaver for Cuba?
In the midst of the energy crisis affecting Cuba in recent days and the consequent announcement by President Miguel Díaz-Canel ...
Cuba and Russia create first joint venture for construction materials
Cuba and Russia created in Havana the first joint venture to produce construction materials, a sign that "nothing stops the ...
Varadero wagers on more Russian tourism
The world-famous Varadero beach resort is wagering on Russian tourism to increase its number of international visitors in 2019. Russian ...
Russia closes ranks with Cuba and Venezuela against U.S. “impositions”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov closed ranks in Havana this Wednesday with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez, and promised to ...
