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  • Kremlin backs Cuba in deadly high-seas gunfight with crew of US-registered speedboat

    02/26/2026 1:36:06 PM PST · by McGruff · 24 replies
    ABC News ^ | Feb 26, 2026 | Bill Hutchinson and Meredith Deliso
    "Cuban border guards did what they had to do in this situation," Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Thursday morning, according to the Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti. In a statement on Wednesday night, the interior ministry said the 10 people aboard the speedboat were "Cuban residents of the United States," who were allegedly armed with weapons and "intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes." Those on board the U.S-registered speedboat, which had been reported stolen in Florida, allegedly opened fire on Cuban border guard troops as they approached the boat...