The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday approved licenses for passenger ferry service between the United States and Cuba, a Treasury Department official told Reuters.
Ferry services between Cuba and the United States were cut off in the early 1960s, following the Cuban revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power.
Castro in Russia Cuban President Raul Castro kicked off a symbolic visit to Moscow on Wednesday that was set to include a WW-II victory parade and meetings with Russia’s leadership.Mr. Castro’s presence in Moscow makes him one of a dwindling list of dignitaries and foreign leaders set to attend the grandiose Red Square parade on May 9 to mark 70 years since the WWII victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Western diplomats have made plans to visit Russia this week but few European leaders are staying for the parade.
