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The ‘International Legion’ of the Russian Army Continues To Recruit Cubans To Fight in Ukraine

14ymedio, Madrid, 23 October 2023 — The hackers who revealed the identities of 200 Cuban mercenaries fighting with the Russian Army in Ukraine have again leaked data. According to the available information, 59 more Cubans have signed a contract to join the Russian Armed Forces in the city of Tula. Of these, at least 11 … Continue reading “The ‘International Legion’ of the Russian Army Continues To Recruit Cubans To Fight in Ukraine”

Moscow Is ‘In Contact’ With Havana About the Cubans Hired To Fight in Ukraine

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 28 September 2023 — The Russian ambassador to Cuba, Viktor Koronelli, said on Wednesday that Moscow and Havana are “in contact” and “working” to clarify the issue of hiring Cubans in both countries to fight on the Russian side in the war in Ukraine. Koronelli made these statements to the international … Continue reading “Moscow Is ‘In Contact’ With Havana About the Cubans Hired To Fight in Ukraine”

Cuba’s Political Prisoners and the People of Ukraine, Winners of the Pedro Luis Boitel 2023 Freedom Prize

EFE (via 14ymedio), Miami, 29 August 2023 — The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance (ARC), which includes opposition organizations from inside and outside Cuba, announced this Tuesday that the Pedro Luis Boitel 2023 Freedom Prize was awarded to the 137 Cuban political prisoners and the Ukrainian people for defending their sovereignty against “Russian aggression.” Established in … Continue reading “Cuba’s Political Prisoners and the People of Ukraine, Winners of the Pedro Luis Boitel 2023 Freedom Prize”

Not All Cubans Are Allies of Russia, Says a Baseball Player in Ukraine

14ymedio, Havana, 12 July 2023 — “Not all Cubans are allies of Russia or Vladimir Putin,” baseball player Raidel Arbelay, who has lived in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, since 1989, tells 14ymedio. He will never forget how, on February 24, 2022, a drone sent by Moscow was shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force. … Continue reading “Not All Cubans Are Allies of Russia, Says a Baseball Player in Ukraine”

Cuba Says It Cooperates With the US Against Terrorism and Supports Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

14ymedio, Madrid, 1 May 2023 — Nothing new happened in the  meeting held by Cuba and the United States in Havana on April 27 and 28 to evaluate the cooperation of both countries in the fight against terrorism. The official media Cubadebate published on Monday a brief “exclusive” interview with Inés Fors Fernández, Foreign Ministry … Continue reading “Cuba Says It Cooperates With the US Against Terrorism and Supports Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”

The United States Illuminates Its Embassy in Cuba With the Colors of Ukraine To ‘Welcome Lavrov’

14ymedio, Madrid, 20 April 2023 — The same night that Miguel Díaz-Canel again assumed the Cuban presidency, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov landed in Havana and will be the first foreign leader to be received by Díaz-Canel in this legislature. This coincidence, perhaps forced, reflects the current situation of the Island’s international … Continue reading “The United States Illuminates Its Embassy in Cuba With the Colors of Ukraine To ‘Welcome Lavrov’”

Nightmare of a Cuban-Russian Couple, Pursued in Both Countries For Their Rejection of The War in Ukraine

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 24 March 2023 — Before being forced to escape from Russia because of the threat of his being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine, the Cuban Carlos Jiménez was living a quiet life with his wife Daria in Kushelevskaya Doroga, St Petersburg. They met whilst studying philology at the … Continue reading “Nightmare of a Cuban-Russian Couple, Pursued in Both Countries For Their Rejection of The War in Ukraine”

The Cuban Opposition Expresses Solidarity With Ukraine and Rejects Havana’s Support for Moscow

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 18 October 2022 — A coalition of opposition groups from Cuba has expressed “solidarity” with Ukraine in an open letter to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, rejecting their country’s support for Russia. The D Frente collective, which brings together Cuban dissident groups “opposed to the totalitarian system prevailing in Cuba,” says in … Continue reading “The Cuban Opposition Expresses Solidarity With Ukraine and Rejects Havana’s Support for Moscow”

Putin’s Buddy Requests Volunteers from Cuba and Other Allies to Fight Against Ukraine

14ymedio, Havana, 15 September 2022 — Russian television presenter Vladimir Soloviov, one of Vladimir Putin’s “unconditional” friends, considers it essential to form an “international coalition” of Russian allies to fight against Ukraine. Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Iran were some of the nations to which Soloviov alluded. “I don’t understand why Americans, even if they’re fighting … Continue reading “Putin’s Buddy Requests Volunteers from Cuba and Other Allies to Fight Against Ukraine”

Cuba, Ill-Equipped to Deal with Food Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine

14ymedio, Havana, June 7, 2022 — Cuba’s economy is very ill-equipped to deal with a crisis like the one caused by the war in Ukraine, which began with Russia’s invasion nearly four months ago. This is one of the takeaways from a report published on Monday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the … Continue reading “Cuba, Ill-Equipped to Deal with Food Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine”

The Cuban Regime’s Media Publish False Data on Biological Weapons in Ukraine

14ymedio, Alejandro Saavedra, Havana, 1 June 2022 — The Cuban official press has spent months supporting the Russian narrative that there are secret laboratories sponsored by the United States in Ukraine that are dedicated to the production of biological weapons, although there is no evidence in this regard. In at least five articles published since … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime’s Media Publish False Data on Biological Weapons in Ukraine”

Ukraine’s State News Agency is Blocked in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 27 April 2022 — The state press agency of Ukraine, Ukrinform, is blocked in Cuba according to the report of the Cuban political scientist, Alexei Padilla, on Facebook, and published in Diario de Cuba. The site isn’t accessible from the Island without VPN (a Virtual Private Network)*, although the Cuban Government has not made any … Continue reading “Ukraine’s State News Agency is Blocked in Cuba”

Russia will be the Guest of Honour at the Cuban Tourism Fair, Whatever Happens in Ukraine

14ymedio, Havana, March 2nd, 2022 – Just as if nothing had happened, or, even worse, taking advantage of the moment in which everybody is rejecting Moscow to position themselves as an unwavering friend, the Cuban tourism authorities are more than happy about having chosen Russia as the invited guest of honour at FitCuba 2022. The … Continue reading “Russia will be the Guest of Honour at the Cuban Tourism Fair, Whatever Happens in Ukraine”

Socialist Solutions to Deal with Price Hikes Due to the War in Ukraine

14ymedio, Havana, March 11, 2022 — Among the products Cuba imported from Ukraine in 2021, fats and vegetable oils topped the list. Though not the island’s main supplier, Cuba stands to suffer the consequences of the war in Ukraine, which include food shortages. On Wednesday, deputy prime-minister and head of the Ministry of Economics and … Continue reading “Socialist Solutions to Deal with Price Hikes Due to the War in Ukraine”

Between Ukraine, Poland and Belarus, 35 Cubans Aimlessly in Search of the European Dream

14ymedio, Madrid, 15 March 2022 — Elizabeth Acosta Rengifo left for Russia “fleeing from Cuba” with her husband Yuniel Santos Sánchez and their children, Ezequiel, 7 years old, and Génesis, 9 years old. The war surprised them while they were traveling through Ukraine towards the European Union and they had to head north until they reached … Continue reading “Between Ukraine, Poland and Belarus, 35 Cubans Aimlessly in Search of the European Dream”