Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.

“The Ministry of the Interior…is working on the neutralization and dismantling of a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the military forces participating in war operations in Ukraine,” the Cuban government statement said.

The Russian government has not commented on the allegations.

  • 𝔹𝕚𝕫𝕫𝕝𝕖@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Utterly horrifying to see the hardworking socialists in Cuba get exploited by cold-blooded authoritarian imperialist Russia. Hopefully the Cubans can be repatriated, but for some reason I can visualize Putin not playing a fair game with it.