Cubans line up in Havana to board Russian military warship

A fleet of Russian warships reached Cuban waters on Wednesday ahead of planned military exercises in the Caribbean.

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00:00Hundreds of Cubans and tourists lined up to board a Russian warship on Thursday.

00:06The ship was part of a fleet that carried out military manoeuvres in the Atlantic.

00:11Cuban and Russian authorities agreed to allow citizens access to the flagship which arrived

00:15the day before, accompanied by a nuclear-powered submarine.

00:19Children, women and men of all ages awaited their turn.

00:32The chance to board ships of different nationalities arriving in the Bay of Havana is quite usual.

00:44As for the Russian fleet, Cuban authorities confirmed that it would be docked in Havana

00:48until June the 17th.

00:50U.S. officials downplayed the danger of the visit but said they would closely follow every

00:54move of the Russian military vessels.