Escalating Cuban Crisis After US-Flag Speedboat Incident Draws Kremlin Attention

Russia’s Kremlin warned that Cuba’s situation is escalating after Cuban border guards killed four exiles and wounded six aboard a Florida-registered speedboat that entered Cuban waters amid heightened tensions with Washington; Havana says the vessel was armed and that four Cuban exiles were killed, with U.S. officials weighing a response after an independent investigation, as Cuba grapples with a fuel shortage and international aid arrives from allies like Mexico.