MOSCOW -- The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized President Donald Trump's decision to freeze a detente with Cuba and his verbal attack on the Caribbean island's leaders.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday that Trump is "returning us to the forgotten rhetoric of the Cold War."
The statement says that "It's clear the anti-Cuba discourse is still widely needed. This can only induce regret."
Despite Trump's campaign pledge to improve relations with Moscow, there has been no significant improvement in foreign policy co-operation between the two countries. Last week, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to back new sanctions on Russia.
Moscow maintains close ties with Havana, and in March signed a deal to ship oil to Cuba for the first time in over a decade.
