Oleksandr Merezhko, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament, accused the Cuban government of “pretending” that it has nothing to do with thetrafficking of island citizens to war, and pointed out that the European Union (EU) should immediately stop financing Cuba.
“The communist regime pretends that it has nothing to do with this 'human trafficking.' In reality, this totalitarian regime is on the side of the aggressor.", Merezhko wrote on Twitter.
The senior Ukrainian official added that theEuropean Union (EU) should immediately stop financing Cuba, which he described as"pro-Russian totalitarian regime."
Merezhko made his publication in support of a tweet by the political analystHugo Acha, director of Research and Extension of the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba (FHRC), who went further in his accusations.
“Lying like the true criminals they are.Cuba HAS an agreement to train troops in Belarus and Cuba HAS sent soldiers to fight Ukraine“Acha wrote on the aforementioned social network.
The political analyst pointed out that the Cuban government did nothing more than “expose” the Russian human trafficking network for military recruitment of which it already had knowledge.
At the same time,Vedant Patel, spokesperson for the North American State Department, said at a press conference this week that the Washington government is aware of the situation and thatThey try to find more information about the facts.
“We are aware of these reports and are currently trying to evaluate additional information. "I have nothing to offer about the veracity or any of the information offered in that statement, but we continue to investigate it," Patel stated.
The US official maintained that practices of this type are systematically applied by the regime.Vladimir Putin
As the days go by, theinitial testimony of Andorf Antonio Velázquez García and Alex Rolando Vega DíazIt has become significantly complicated, revealing a human trafficking plot that even the Cuban government itself has had to admit.
It was last week that the case of Cuban mercenaries in Ukraine gained strength from the complaint of two 19-year-olds held by Russia, who claimed to have traveled to that country deceived.
In the last few hours, a Russian military officer with the rank of senior officer confirmed in statements on condition of anonymity to the Russian press thatThere are many Cubans who are on the front as part of international battalions that are fighting inthe Ukrainian war.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) of Cuba issued this Monday aDeclaration in which he denied any link with sending young people to the war in Ukraine, although he admitted that the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) is trying to dismantle a human trafficking network for military recruitment purposes, which operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba.
The statement did not make reference to whether it is holding talks with the Russian Government about the possible repatriation of Cubans who have been victims. of that human trafficking network.
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