In the same telegram, which was sent only hours before the formal independence from the United Kingdom, the Soviet Premier also expressed his willingness to establish diplomatic relations with the new Caribbean nation.

[3] In 1975, Eric Williams travelled to the Soviet Union as part of a thawing of relations between his country and Soviet-aligned states.

In 2004, the Russian Cossack folk dance had nine concerts in Port of Spain, San Fernando, Couva, and Tobago.

[citation needed] In December 2010, Suruj Rambachan, the Trinidad and Tobago Foreign Minister announced that the country had lifted visa requirements for holders of Russian passports one month before.

Rambachan stated that the move, under which holders of those passports would be able to visit Trinidad and Tobago for 90 days visa-free for either business or pleasure, was done to make it easier for those nationals to do business in the country, and also to increase tourism, in which he noted that Russian tourism to Tobago has been increasing.