The Russian warships which are headed to the Caribbean soon pose no direct threat to Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday at this weekly press conference. However, he assured that the country remains vigilant.
When asked, Jagdeo said that they were made aware of the development and that President Irfaan Ali had spoken to “several people in the region.”
“The view …shared by some of our partners is that it’s not something that we should worry about, that it doesn’t represent a direct threat to Guyana or Guyana’s interest.”
However, the Vice President continued, “nevertheless we are vigilant and we are keeping this issue firmly …on our policy radar.”
Reuters on Wednesday reported that Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region “this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops in Venezuela, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.”
According to the article, the United States did not see the move involving a relatively small number of vessels and planes as threatening, “but the U.S. Navy will monitor the exercises, the official told a small group of reporters.”
