Cuba's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government detected a network operating from Russia to recruit Cuban citizens living both in Russia and in Cuba to fight in Ukraine, and it said the authorities were working 'to neutralize and dismantle' the network.
Cuba's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government detected a network operating from Russia to recruit Cuban citizens living both in Russia and in Cuba to fight in Ukraine, and it said the authorities were working "to neutralize and dismantle" the network.The Associated PressMarilin Vinent holds up a photo on her cellphone of her son, Dannys Castillo, dressed in military fatigues in an Aug.
The head of criminal investigations for Cuba's Interior Ministry, César Rodriguez, 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 Affairs Ministry said on Monday that the government had detected a network operating from Russia to recruit Cuban citizens living both in Russia and in Cuba to fight in Ukraine, and it said the authorities were working "to neutralize and dismantle" the network, but it gave no details.WATCH | Russia, Cuba rekindling alliance amid war in Ukraine:The Ukraine war is resurrecting a former Cold War alliance between an increasingly isolated Russia and a desperate Cuba.
Prosecutor José Luis Reyes told state TV that suspects are being investigated for crimes, including being a mercenary or recruiting mercenaries, and could face sentences of up to 30 years or life in prison, or even the death penalty.Marilin Vinent, 60, said Friday that her son, Dannys Castillo, 27, is one of the Cubans recruited in Russia.
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