Cuba Demands U.S. Pullout
Cuba said Saturday that a Soviet troop pullout would leave it open to U.S. attack and it demanded a simultaneous withdrawal of U.S. forces from the Guantanamo Naval Base on the island.
Signaling a widening rift, Havana bitterly reproached President Mikhail S. Gorbachev for his announcement Wednesday that Moscow is planning to withdraw its 11,000 military personnel.
“The unilateral, unconditional decision by the Soviet Union, made without consultation, to withdraw its military contingent is equivalent to a green light to the United States to carry out its aggressive plans against Cuba,” the government said in a statement.
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