Russia is a longtime ally of Venezuela and Cuba, and its warships and aircraft have periodically made forays into the Caribbean.
Darlaston light-heavyweight Ben Whittaker had to settle for Olympic silver as he was edged out by Cuba’s Arlen Lopez at Tokyo 2020.
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