'Russian naval drills in the Caribbean are a PR stunt', researcher says • FRANCE 24 English

A US Navy submarine has arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a show of force as a fleet of Russian warships gather for planned military exercises in the Caribbean. Ed Augustin reports from Havana. Jeffrey Hawn, researcher at the London School of Economics and Political Science, tells FRANCE 24's Mark Owen that the small size of the Russian fleet involved in the naval drills in the Caribbean is indicative that the exercises are largely symbolic.
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[@Intelligent-q8u]

Its called freedom of navigation .

[@IvaTaiwan]

The NATO devil will be defeated...

[@nublex]

how?

[@playerish]

Everything related to nuclear is never a stunt

[@willemhill2265]

The US regime is quite worried about the latest developments.

[@davidfognini8526]

the USA is in vulgar decline 😢

[@peabase]

In your wet dreams.

[@petepotr4078]

Russian tuna cans from the 80s 😂

[@deepstateadversary8291]

No big deal..Just nuclear weapons on hypersonic missiles that there’s no defense for.

[@movingshapes]

And yet, the Gay orc doesn’t have the balls to use the nukes 😂

[@JamesSmith-je7vf]

@@movingshapes neither does Joe, same went for Lyndon Johnson.

[@movingshapes]

⁠@@JamesSmith-je7vfBut the report is about the orcs in Cuba right? Not Joe Biden or Lyndon Johnson or Coronel Custer 😂 So we talk about the gay orc and his failed threats 😂 Do you have the intelectual capacity to stay on topic? 😂

[@Gigantus636]

​@@movingshapes thank you for describing your rainbow country.😂

[@Gigantus636]

@@movingshapes oh no the transgenda troll with his 2 mom's gonna insult me with his Joe bidon 50 IQ brain?🤣 I don't think it'll work against the world biggest country tbh.

[@SarjoKhan-u8s]

Western hypocrisy🔥🔥💯Western Hegemony🔥💯

[@tayler2396]

You used two big words, properly spelled, with some colorful emojis.

[@JM-if1mo]

Monroe Doctrine

[@erichert1001]

A frigate a sub and a tugboat is pretty far from a "show of force."

[@cg986]

Russian frigates have great sub potential though.

[@michellearrington4846]

They need the tugboat for when the other two break down.

[@erichert1001]

@@michellearrington4846 What happens when the tugboat breaks down?

[@dailyinternettrends1180]

Meanwhile,US and allied navy can't defeat the houthies in the red Sea 😂

[@LordTommygun]

We currently have 6 warships south of key West. The Russian frigate has hypersonic missiles.

[@honestmudadigwa1905]

Cuba has a right to defend itself from USA

[@JM-if1mo]

Monroe Doctrine

[@trauddien2250]

Defend from what threats 😂? The US hasn’t done anything to Cuba for the last 50 years.

[@honestmudadigwa1905]

@@trauddien2250 where are the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq??

[@MrFastFarmer]

@@trauddien2250 They have sanctioned Cuba which is stated in the video. But yet you didn't hear that. No surprise as Americans don't seem to hear anything, even the fact the rest of the world is sick of them and their money.

[@kalle_ndjadi]

​@@trauddien2250you miss something here what about all sanctions that the USA imposing to them.

[@Callsign_Ghost295]

Don't meddle in russia backyard and they'll not in your 😅

[@Benjamin-hg018]

Mr. Medvedev expressed the excellent idea of transferring weapons to NATO's enemies.In this case, they will have to think about the security of their own countries.

[@johnadam2885]

Glad to know it is only a PR stunt. It is only a beginning. Those Yasen submarines will be soon patrolling along both coasts equipped with hypersonic missiles. Reaction time is blinking time.

[@patrickdayton2080]

You are taking this to be pr stone ,it means you are not hearing what going on around in the world

[@p.d.stanhope7088]

Cuban govt. can barely keep the lights on and keep food on the shelves.

[@OhisGeorge-e8j]

And they are still better than America. Citizens living in gutters and feeding on drugs.

[@EbuzzNYC]

And Russians ships in Black Sea got wiped out 😂

[@dailyinternettrends1180]

​@@EbuzzNYChow is your navy doing in red sea against the houthies 😂

[@SixthSensNumbTheDrifter]

Because of the U.S.

[@EbuzzNYC]

@@SixthSensNumbTheDrifter Good news

[@blacksmith88]

They certainly need exercises after what has been seen in the Black Sea..

[@cherubimcherubim9515]

Yenkee empire lol

[@TJH615]

I like the anchor. Very professional and seems to be presenting a more natural stance.

[@rakeshsv8579]

I think the reasacher has to be researched by someone 😅😅😅😅😂

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Cuba aligning with weak russia.....

[@speakup18]

Russia 🇷🇺 need a base in Cuba 🇨🇺 and Venezuela 🇻🇪,,

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Who knows if it is just a "PR stunt"?? Those ships can continue on to deliver "gifts" to Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and anyone in the region who has had enough of Uncle Sam bullying them and telling them what to do. "An Iskander for you, an Oniks for you, a couple of Zircons for you,..... 🤣

[@tayler2396]

Will Russia buy those things from Iran or North Korea?

[@RangerXXT]

lol and what would happen if they dared fire one?

[@coreyguy5216]

​@@RangerXXTNothing at all just like what's happening in Ukraine because America has nothing to counter these weapons not to mention? Do we really have money or a man power to get bogged down in another war? We're having problems funding the one in Ukraine.😅😂😅😂😅 Obama said it best years ago Russia has escalatorial dominance dummies pushing Ukraine to get destroyed was never a good idea.

[@margelatu79]

@@RangerXXT Bye, bye US !

[@lazurusknight2724]

@@margelatu79 My man, you should check for a gas leak in your apartment if you think any of those countries would be willing to strike the US, or that whatever pitiful weapons would really affect the WHOLE US

[@MrBothandNether]

do not mock the mighty second pacific squadron -lest they deploy the fearsomely mighty kamchatka!

[@icemanzw]

Why worried but fine with troops on Russia boarders

[@EnterTheFenix]

I think most of us are surprised they even made it to Cuba under their own power without any major breakdowns

[@benbo7042]

😮😮😮You should have said " Most of us, the BRAINWASHED are surprised...".

[@LebendeBissa]

It is the clows and the racist scumbags that are surprised

[@peabase]

I wish they'd sent the Admiral Kuznetsov, which no navy in the world can match... in generating smoke. The question wouldn't have been if it breaks down, but simply when.

[@chiranjibsharma8218]

Well...we see the capacity of US in Afghanistan... rest all knows...

[@petepotr4078]

1:59 dictator

[@HughJason]

If they were Ukrainian ships, I'd be sure it was a PR stunt. PR stunts are all Zelenski does. But these ships are Russian, so I'm not so sure.

[@HanabangIrawan-nu7uo]

First , begin in cuba , second to venezuela , third to mexico , nicaragua .......and all of latino ....😂

[@Kenny-woz-ere]

Who's to say they're aren't any other nuclear subs undetected in the waters not far away from where the 3 ships and the nuclear powered sub

[@peabase]

I'm sure there are at least that many US ones around. Why?

[@jacobknelsen1613]

"Winnie the Pooton" needs to be in the news and to call this a PR stunt is an understatement it's not safe for him to sail in the Black sea so he chooses Cuba🤣🤣🤣

[@kastro1821]

Dont wait till its to late to take things serious

[@kushgadd6746]

Keep thinking that

[@MrCykotickiwi]

@@kushgadd6746 I like ..... people.... like Jacob... they are the reason the West is failing. Hope they stay dumb.

[@lashlarue7924]

Or maybe Cuba could just stop being a dictatorship and join the rest of the civilized countries of the Americas. There's also that option.

[@BC-mj7gj]

They are civilized than your empire

[@lashlarue7924]

@@BC-mj7gj 😂 LOL

[@RobertJackson437]

Keep joking then you will get it

[@petepotr4078]

2:00 the dictator

[@brunosirigado]

This isn't about the help that the Americans are giving to Ukraine, like these journalists are framing... it's about the nuclear warheads moving to England and Poland recently.

[@Nobleman707]

The host seems to be worried and wants someone to tell him he shouldn't be......🤣🤣🤣

[@GQ-sz2xn]

We need Trump no more war

[@OlafScholz-dj2mn]

If Russia had continued or transferred these ships to strike the US with hypersonic missiles and the Russian satellite group had aimed at targets in the US, this would not have been involvement in the conflict according to US logic.

[@AlialiBinladen]

Who is winning

[@MKULTRA-xs7vf]

Definately zircon deliveries lol

[@justicehockey]

They wanted to resurrect the fears of the Cuban missile crisis because of the damage the arming of Ukraine and their efforts were successful.

[@gregorywilson2124]

Look at the positive impact Russia has had on CUBA. The people are doing so well. We should never have helped Russia or China when the Russian empire fell. We helped them both get back on their feet.

[@baderabdi990]

The situation will get worst when western weapons struck inside Russia, I just wondering that US hasn’t occupied Cuba until now..

[@rbrand7155]

Atleast Russia brought their tug boats with them

[@Dale-bf4js]

Now NATO can place an armed base in Finland near the second city of Russia, St. Petersburg, which is 150 km from the Finnish border.

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Russian men have bigger battle with diet😂😂😂....😂😂😂

[@Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666]

There is no evidence of genocide in Gaza either, according to the most reliable source.

[@j2times2006]

Yankee Empire? What a bunch of BS. The Yankees haven't won a title since 2009 and have been struggling the past couple of years. But this Cuban guy is gonna blame Steinbrenner for his country's problems

[@purekarate]

Yeah nothing to worry about.

[@yurimendez5987]

Show of force? There's a big opportunity to show force in the black sea.

[@SeemoreDunkan]

Putin is the comedian at this point

[@MrHiram30]

PR means 🇵🇷, right?

[@doryndeanda2681]

😂😂😂 but American exercises are serious, these guys are paid trolls

[@abdalahgunda1319]

On neclear bom is small wipon but creat more powerful wipon killing more than odinary bom neclear dasnt need much military equipment let look what was happening in Japan was so much military there let not propaganda thing Denger on umanbeng life

[@bang8534]

That's exactly what I expected from France 24 - feel good propaganda 😂😂😂. Let little NATO keep playing around and they will soon find out

[@POLDRO]

When is a good time to call Putin's bluff. He's a terrible poker face holding a really bad hand and that bad had is his inability to be a real threat to anyone else but himself and Russia.

[@ssekajjadickson3817]

Well what is France supposed to say about it anyway..

[@RodneyBrown-yb5jt]

There not milatery allie they Cuba doesnt even have a army we need tojust stop this before lives sre lost for no good reason?

[@abdalahgunda1319]

Slightly miscalculation between united state and Russian trigger rizic business both sides united state and Russian only solution is western country withdraw from ucran let things netrow on this tension between united state and Russian

[@marcohama1]

Lovely, hope Cuba sign with Russia

[@davidboi4025]

They needed a tug boat to help them dock, multimillion rubel machines that can not dock thenselves 💀💀

[@cg986]

I see sub potential in that frigate.

[@Zoomerland]

Sending an ice breaker is a show of force?

[@AlexanderIIIYanson]

Even dull sabers could rattle

[@petepotr4078]

2:10 France24 when are you going to call Cuba, a dictatorship?

[@justadam1917]

We might change our politicians but the policies do not change So how do you define a dictatorship

[@desmondburnett9286]

​@@justadam1917America is known for supporting dictators and removing elected government

[@ericsexton5244]

Trump 2024

[@diegomorata2885]

Down with the west

[@fernandogarajalde4066]

It’s 1962 all over again. 😱🌎💥

[@urbanaddis2048]

Delusional ...

[@MrFastFarmer]

Jeffrey Hawn, your propaganda rant is naive.

[@oscarchristiansenjr.9890]

It is Strange how trump views appeasement as strength

[@tayler2396]

He's focused on greater threats, battery powered boats, sharks, windmills, etc.

[@RAWGRIP54]

The United States Navy is watching.

[@Coolboyandcoolthings]

So ?!

[@dailyinternettrends1180]

That's all they can do. Watch

[@chizuanchan2557]

Watch and do nothing 😂😂😂and say that there is no threat.

[@leenjiru7766]

They only do something in movies bro

[@K1pp3rs]

Freedom of navigation I think someone called it.

[@Chitramalla1]

Thanks for reminding how US behaves when something happens in it's backyard....irony is that no other country can behave in the same way😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #westernhippocracy

[@ethanrichardson126]

Naval drills in the Caribbean does nothing good to halt the collapse of Russia's stock market!

[@faithvirtue6524]

NATO war drills are just propaganda stunts

[@sandracepoi1178]

Stunned to be informed that the democratic party became the intellectual and the brainy and scientific party. Curious also to get some references to back up their claim to knowledge, science and geniality

[@IvaTaiwan]

🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺💪

[@johnking8724]

damn ! "russkies" cannot trust them !

[@Raj-vn1ew]

Usa dictator😅😅😅 Us panic mode

[@Gaia1980-xv1mt]

A nuclear Sub is nothing? 😅😅😅 cheap Ukraine propaganda all the time 😅 France 24 is a Ukraine propaganda machine 😅

[@tmz_worldwide]

They are a PR stunt until they not smh lol

[@tayler2396]

It's cute, though, sort of like videos of a kitten taking a swipe at a Rottweiler.

[@azenkwed]

That kitten has the most powerful nuclear arsenal and hypersonic missile no NATO country can stop.

[@ChadBlevins]

Obviously! This is a NOTHING BURGER! #BabyPuty just wants attention 🤣🤣🤣

[@lindawisner3525]

Get a good look at those antique relics before they are promoted to Submarine.

[@Lenser]

Have the Russian sailors started defecting to Miami yet?

[@SdoZachary1]

Damn it, why did America's friendly neighbor allow Russian submarines to come closer?

[@jiebah]

Ofcourse, nothing to worry about! Just like when russia gathered troops along ukrains border👌

[@petepotr4078]

1:21 guess who is that ‘spontaneous’ cuban… an official from the intelligence service.

[@michellearrington4846]

putin looks scared with his ears pulled back like that.😮

[@jonathanstuart7289]

America, a country that has never won a war but yet projects fairytale power😂

[@movingshapes]

Black Sea total failure 😂😂😂