David Satter, former Moscow correspondent, e-mails: “It’s possible that they are going to discuss using Cuba as a refuelling point for Russian nuclear bombers. This would be a further effort to put pressure on the U.S. over the Eastern European missile shield. Raul Castro will be in Russia for eight days. I think we should wait to see what comes out in the official speeches. We’ll then have a better idea what this meeting is about.”