Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that an incident with a Florida-registered speedboat off the coast of Cuba was an ‘aggressive provocation by the United States’ aimed at escalating the situation and triggering a conflict, state-owned TASS news agency reported. ADVERTISEMENT"This is an aggressive provocation by the United States aimed at escalating the situation and detonating a conflict," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying by TASS. Also Read Cuban soldiers kill four aboard Florida-registered speedboat during shootoutCuba's government said it obtained the details about the passengers aboard the boat from the suspects detained following the shootout. It's something, frankly, that hasn't happened with Cuba in a very long time," Rubio said. US Vice President JD Vance said late Wednesday afternoon that Rubio had briefed him on the incident.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 08:17 UTC