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Cuba Uncovers Russia-Ukraine War Trafficking Ring
Havana, Cuba | September 8-10, 2023


Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

The head of criminal investigations for Cuba’s Interior Ministry, César Rodríguez, said late Thursday on state media that at least three of the 17 people arrested are part of recruitment efforts inside the island country.

Cuba’s Foreign Ministry said the government had detected a network operating from Russia to recruit some of its citizens living both in Russia and in Cuba fight in Ukraine.
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