Cuba to deepen ties with Russia as Ukraine tensions mount

FILE PHOTO: A tourist puts on a face mask after posing for a picture at the seafront El Malecon in Havana, Cuba, February 7, 2022. Picture taken February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo

HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia and Cuba will deepen ties and explore collaboration in transportation, energy, industry and banking, Cuba's Foreign Ministry said late on Friday following a visit from Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.

In a statement, Cuba's communist-run government expressed support for Russia as tensions mount in Ukraine, and accused long-time rival the United States and its allies of targeting Moscow with what it called a "propaganda war" and sanctions.