Overview

• The lower house approved the bilateral agreement at a plenary session on October 7, according to state media reports.
• The pact between the governments of Russia and Cuba was signed in Havana on March 13, 2025 and in Moscow on March 19, 2025.
• An explanatory note says ratification will define the aims, directions and forms of future military collaboration.
• The document states that Russian citizens carrying out tasks under the agreement are to be protected from the jurisdiction of Cuba.
• Operational details or timelines for joint activities have not been disclosed, while the Federation Council is set to consider the ratification next.