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For months, hundreds of Cubans have quietly left the island to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine, chasing promises of money and Russian citizenship from shadowy online recruiters, family members told CNN.For months, hundreds of Cubans have quietly left the island to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine, chasing promises of money and Russian citizenship from shadowy online recruiters, family members told CNN.

Why Cubans are fighting for Russia in Ukraine | CNN

Recruits were offered a monthly salary of more than $2,000, plus an enlistment fee and a payout for their families if they were killed'I understand the concept of cannon fodder and I don't care'

How Russia Is Recruiting Cubans To Fight in Ukraine | Time

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Ukrainian intelligence services successfully hacked the databases of their Russian adversaries and obtained the complete travel and cross-border entry details for the hundreds of Cubans who went to…

Cuba’s regime sent fighters to help Russia in Ukraine; now it’s trying to cover its tracks | The Hill

Cuba’s Foreign Minister and Ambassador to Russia have issued conflicting statements about Havana’s stance on its citizens taking part in Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Cuban Officials Divided Over Citizens' Involvement in Ukraine War - The Moscow Times

The international volunteer programme "Russian Language Ambassadors in the World" is a new format of humanitarian volunteering, development of international youth cooperation in the interests of promoting the Russian language,

Expedition of volunteers of the programme "Russian Language Ambassadors in the World" to leave for Cuba on 17 September | TV BRICS, 15.09.23

Erich de la Fuente, an expert on Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, discussed his view on Cuba's alleged human trafficking bust.Erich de la Fuente, a Cuban-American professor of international relations at FIU and an expert on Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe, discussed his view on Cuba's alleged human trafficking bust.

Cuba's 'crackdown' on Russia's alleged human trafficking ring | WLRN

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday, September 14, his country rejects the participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war. — Ukrinform.Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday, September 14, his country rejects the participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war. — Ukrinform.

Cuba opposes participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war

The “news” that Cuban troops are participating in combat actions on the Russian side in Ukraine, that comes well seasoned with melodramatic stagings, is grabbing headlines in the main counterrevolutionary media and their affinities in the world.The “news” that Cuban troops are participating in combat actions on the Russian side in Ukraine, that comes well seasoned with melodramatic stagings, is grabbing headlines in the main counterrevolutionary media and their affinities in the world.

Cuban soldiers in the Russian army? | MR Online

Cuba’s ambassador to Russia Julio Antonio Garmendia Peña said that his government will not prevent Cuban citizens from enlisting in the Russian military and fighting in Ukraine.Cuba’s ambassador to Russia Julio Antonio Garmendia Peña said that his government will not prevent Cuban citizens from enlisting in the Russian military and fighting in Ukraine.

Ambassador: Cubans free to join Russian military in Ukraine

Seventeen people were arrested in Cuba for tricking and trafficking men into fighting in Ukraine for Russia.

Cubans Trafficked To Fight in Ukraine - Russian Life

Move reflects desperation by the Kremlin to avoid repeating the disastrous national draft of the fall of last year.

Cuba, Faced With Economic Crisis, ‘Rents’ Soldiers to Russia for Ukraine War | The New York Sun

Russia is coordinating the recruitment of over a hundred Cuban mercenaries for its war effort in Ukraine, according to hacked documents.

How Russia recruits Cuban mercenaries for Ukraine war - Havana Times

Russia is coordinating the recruitment of over a hundred Cuban mercenaries for its war effort…

How Russia recruits Cuban mercenaries for Ukraine war | Havana Times

Havana, Sept. 14 (EFE) – Cuba said Thursday that it rejects the participation of its nationals in the Russian side in the war in Ukraine, hours after the island’s ambassador in Moscow said the opposite to Russian media. The island’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, stressed that the ” unequivocal and unchangeable position of the Cuban …

Cuba says it rejects the participation of its nationals in the war in Ukraine - La Prensa Latina Media

Last week, the Cuban Interior Ministry arrested 17 people on suspicion of recruiting Cuban citizens to fight in the Russian military operation in Ukraine.Last week, the Cuban Interior Ministry arrested 17 people on suspicion of recruiting Cuban citizens to fight in the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

Cuba not opposing citizens fighting on Russia's side in Ukraine: Amb. | Al Mayadeen English

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(Reuters) - Cuba is not against the legal participation of its citizens in Russia's war in Ukraine, state-run RIA news agency reported on Thursday, ci...

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The apparently conflicting statements follow Cuban state-run and foreign media reports suggesting that young Cuban men have enlisted in the Kremlin´s military in recent months as mercenaries and victims in alleged human trafficking schemes. "The unequivocal and unswerving position of the Cuban government, in accordance with its national legislation, is contrary to the participation of Cuban citizens in conflicts of any sort and against mercenarism and trafficking in persons," Rodriguez said on social media.The apparently conflicting statements follow Cuban state-run and foreign media reports suggesting that young Cuban men have enlisted in the Kremlin´s military in recent months as mercenaries and victims in alleged human trafficking schemes. "The unequivocal and unswerving position of the Cuban government, in accordance with its national legislation, is contrary to the participation of Cuban citizens in conflicts of any sort and against mercenarism and trafficking in persons," Rodriguez said on social media.

Cuba issues conflicting statements on use of its citizens in Ukraine war

For Cuban Pedro Roberto Gamuza, 59, the war in Ukraine has hit very close to home: one of his sons has gone to fight there and another was detained on his way, charged with being a mercenary. Days later, authorities informed him his son had been detained for mercenary activities, Gamuza said in his hometown of Santa Clara, some 280 kilometers (174 miles) from the capital.For Cuban Pedro Roberto Gamuza, 59, the war in Ukraine has hit very close to home: one of his sons has gone to fight there and another was detained on his way, charged with being a mercenary. Days later, authorities informed him his son had been detained for mercenary activities, Gamuza said in his hometown of Santa Clara, some 280 kilometers (174 miles) from the capital.

Cuban fathers fret about sons recruited for Ukraine war

It’s hard to believe the Cuban Government wasn’t aware of the situation, when it knows when an opposition member even goes to the bathroom.

Cuban Mercenaries in Russia, As If We Were in the Cold War - Havana Times

It’s hard to believe the Cuban Government wasn’t aware of the situation, when it knows…

Cuban Mercenaries in Russia, As If We Were in the Cold War | Havana Times

(Reuters) -Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on Thursday his country rejects the participation of its citizens as mercenaries in war, contradicting a statement by Cuba's ambassador in Moscow hours earlier saying his government did not oppose the legal participation of its citizens in Russia´s war in Ukraine. The apparently conflicting statements follow Cuban state-run and foreign media

Cuba issues conflicting statements on use of its citizens in Ukraine war

Cuba´s top diplomat in Moscow, Julio Antonio Garmendia Pena, told Russia´s state-run RIA news agency hours earlier on Thursday that those arrested in Cuba, all Cuban citizens, had been engaged in illegal activities and had broken the law. "We have nothing against Cubans who just want to sign a contract and legally take part with the Russian army in this operation.

Cuba issues conflicting statements on use of its citizens in Ukraine war | Law-Order

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