Valdai Club

On April 19, 2018, the National Assembly of the People’s Power of Cuba appointed Miguel Díaz-Canel as Chairman of the State Council. He replaced Raúl Castro, brother of Fidel Castro, the country’s leader until 2008. Does the Island of Freedom enter a “New Era,” which the United States was waiting for, or will the new leader continue Castro’s path of development? Vladimir Sudarev, professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, discussed the appointment in an interview with valdaiclub.com.

Russian - Argentine relations knew better times, than today, especially under the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2007-2015). With the advent of the neo-conservative Mauricio Macri in December 2015, Argentina's foreign policy has dramatically changed.

One year after the death of Fidel Castro Cuba spent in significantly complicated internal and external conditions. First, this happened due to the final disappearance of the economic sponsor - Venezuela, which fell into the worst financial and economic crisis and was forced to suspend preferential oil supplies to the Island of Freedom.