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 ...

In a statement, Cuba's Foreign Ministry called the alleged plan a human trafficking ring. It said Cubans, both in Russia and on the island, had been recruited to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.

Kim Jong Un to meet with Putin 01:46. Havana — Cuba has identified an alleged human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting its citizens to fight in Russia's war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry ...

But "hours later", Cuba's foreign ministry said Havana's "unequivocal" position was to oppose any involvement. "Cuba is not part of the war in Ukraine," it said in a statement.

Cuba’s military involvement with Russia in Ukraine operates at several levels. Cubans found on a windswept Russian army shooting range seem highly motivated fighting men.

Cuba is “not part of the war in Ukraine,” the foreign ministry’s statement said. Cuba has been a close ally of Russia since the Cuban Revolution in 1959.

Cuba has declined to vote on U.N. resolutions condemning the invasion of Ukraine. In a visit to Moscow in May, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel assured Russia of "Cuba's unconditional support." ...

Ukraine is Russia’s Cuba January 16, 2022 More than 3 years ago A Ukrainian soldier walks at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Jan. 2.

Madrid — When Brent Renaud was killed covering the impact of the Ukraine war, state media in Cuba described the American photojournalist as a CIA agent.

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 ...