(1 Nov 2018) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Russia on Thursday for talks expected to focus on expanding economic ties between the two nations.
Diaz-Canel plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday.
During the Cold War, Moscow and Havana were close allies and Cuba relied heavily on Soviet subsidies.
But their cooperation withered after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union as Russia, hit by an economic meltdown, withdrew its economic aid to Cuba.
Putin, who visited Cuba in 2000 and 2014, has sought to revive ties with the Caribbean ally.
Russian officials have recently signed contracts to modernize Cuban energy facilities and a metal factory.
The two countries have also talked about expanding military ties.
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