The Russian government denied its alleged involvement in the recruitment of Cubans to join the Russian army in the war in Ukraine, although he admitted that it may be that citizens are “self-organizing” through social networks.
Deputy Alexey Chepa, first vice-chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma (Lower House of the Federal Assembly of Russia, or Parliament), indicated in statements collected by the russian press what Reports about the recruitment of Cubans are false.
“Most likely this is fake, someone is working with money. All over the world there is a huge recruitment work for the Ukrainian army. Where have you heard about this, for someone to make a fuss?” Chepa said.
"We don't recruit anyone. But people can self-organize, work in chat rooms. All Ukrainian embassies in all countries recruit mercenaries into the Ukrainian Army. We don't have that," added the deputy.
According to the senior Russian official, citizens of "some countries" They offer their help to Russia by joining military service, but the Russian Federation does not participate in such procedures abroad.
This Friday it emerged that the Cuban regime announced that arrested almost twenty people related to the recruitment of mercenaries Cubans at the service of Russia.
Barely 72 hours after the first statements by the Cuban Foreign Ministry on this issue, authorities from the Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of at least 17 people in relation to a human trafficking network that operates in Russia and Cuba.
After the first revelations that confirmed the presence of Cuban mercenaries hired by the Russian Army, Havana remained silent until this Monday, when through a statement the regime claimed to be working in dismantle a human trafficking network dedicated to transferring Cuban citizens to the conflict, as well as recruiting others who already resided in Russia.
An article published this Wednesday in the digital medium The Intercept revealed that Major of the Russian Army, Anton Valentinovich Perevozchikov He had in his possession 122 scanned passports of Cubans recruited at the headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in the city of Tula.
The hack revealed that at least five Cubans entered Russia through Belarus, a key ally of Moscow, on July 1. This coincides with the agreements and public statements of senior Cuban and Belarusian military officials of train Cuban troops in their territory, made a month before the arrival of these Cuban citizens to Russia.
Hackers handed over to Ukrainian agency InformNapalm evidence of the recruitment, training and transfer to Russia of entire units of about 199 Cubans to participate in the attack against Ukraine. At the moment it is unknown what decision the Russian and Cuban authorities will make in relation to these citizens.
Deputies of the Parliament of Ukraine expressed deep concern about "the presence and participation of forces and mercenaries of the dictatorship of the Republic of Cuba in the genocidal invasion of the territory of Ukraine."
"We have seen how in the international diplomatic sphere the regime in Havana supports Russian aggression. The statements of the country's leaders are often an echo of Russian propaganda. The Republic of Cuba has never condemned the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, its violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or the violation of its human rights have not been done either in the UN or in other international platforms or forums," the text denounces.
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