Russia opens visits to warships anchored in the port of Havana.

Russia invited Cubans on Wednesday to visit one of its warships in the port of Havana.

Through a post on Facebook, the Moscow Embassy on the island announced that from June 13th to 15th, Cubans would have the "unique opportunity" to tour the frigate Admiral Gorshkov from 12 to 4 pm.

We are pleased to inform you that starting today, the Cuban public can visit the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov," which is part of the Russian Navy ships that are on an official visit in Cuba," the text expresses.

In the posted images, dozens of Cubans can be seen lining up to board the ship, which arrived at the Port of Havana on Wednesday alongside the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, the salvage tugboat Nikolai Chiker (SB-131), and the fleet's oil tanker Pashin.

The flotilla arrived in the Cuban capital as part of a scheduled visit that will extend until June 17 and has generated great anticipation due to its geopolitical significance.

While the Cuban Foreign Ministry specified that none of the ships are carrying nuclear weapons and that their stopover in the country poses no threat to the region, the United States government said it is aware of the Russian combat vessels, which it would monitor "closely" along with Canada.

This Thursday, a US nuclear submarine arrived at the eastern Guantanamo Naval Base in response to the Russian deployment in western Cuba.

In a strategic move, the United States Southern Command confirmed the arrival of the fast-attack submarine USS Helena at Guantanamo Bay and stated that it was "a routine port visit while transiting through the geographic area of responsibility of US Southern Command and carrying out its mission of global maritime security and national defense," the statement in X said.

Russia will carry out an intense naval and air activity in the Caribbean, near the United States, and the actions will culminate with a global Russian naval exercise in the fall.

The Biden administration said it did not view the deployment with alarm, as Russia has been sending ships to the Western Hemisphere annually from 2013 to 2020.

The White House stated that "Russia's deployments are part of routine naval activity," and that they do not concern the U.S. government "as they do not pose a direct threat to the United States."