According to the communist regime, the military exercises seek to raise the country’s defense readiness and troop preparation to face the “different actions of the enemy” — namely, the United States. The military exercises, titled “Bastion 2024,” are being led by nonagenarian communist dictator Raúl Castro and his figurehead president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. The exercises will run through Saturday, January 25, the day the Castro regime celebrates its “National Day of Defense."
“Compatriots, during the next three days we will carry out the Bastion 2024 strategic exercise to continue raising the level of preparation and cohesion of the leadership and command bodies,” Díaz-Canel said to Castro and his fellow communist officials, ”the troops and the territorial defense system at all levels and thus, together with the people, confront any variant of aggression against our homeland.” (Read More)
