“Nothing to comment on here, given that the detainees, Cubans who, armed, tried to sneak onto the island, admitted that their intention was to infiltrate for terrorist purposes, according to the statement from Havana,” the Kremlin spokesman told the press.

In this regard, he specified that in the face of these events, “the Cuban border guards did what they had to do in that situation,” he insisted.

In this context, Peskov emphasized that it is important to maintain restraint and avoid provocative actions regarding the Caribbean nation.

“Talking about security around the island, it is very important that everyone maintain restraint and not allow any kind of provocation,” Peskov noted, reffering to the attempts orchestrated by the United States to destabilize the Cuban people and government.

Faced with this scenario, the head of the press service of the Russian Presidency acknowledged that the situation surrounding Cuba “is worsening.”

Previously, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asserted that the incident with the boat was provoked by Washington to exacerbate tensions.

“This is an aggressive provocation by the United States, whose purpose is to escalate the situation and trigger a conflict,” the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

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