HAVANA: Cuba has recognized an alleged human trafficking ring geared toward recruiting its residents to battle in Russia‘s battle in Ukraine, the international ministry stated Monday.
The federal government was working to dismantle a “trafficking community that operates from Russia to include Cuban residents residing there, and even some from Cuba, into the navy forces concerned in navy operations in Ukraine”, the ministry stated in a press release.
The Cuban authorities had initiated prison proceedings towards these finishing up the trafficking, it added.
Cuban international minister Bruno Rodriguez stated in a publish on X, previously Twitter, that the federal government was “performing with the complete drive of the legislation” towards trafficking operations.
“Cuba will not be a part of the battle in Ukraine,” the ministry stated, including it might take motion towards anybody “who participates in any type of human trafficking for the aim of recruitment or mercenarism for Cuban residents to make use of arms towards any nation”.
There was no fast response from Moscow.
Moscow and Havana have boosted ties just lately, with Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel assembly his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the finish of final yr.
In June, Cuban defence minister Alvaro Lopez Miera was acquired by his counterpart Sergei Shugu.
Ukraine stated on Monday it had made some positive aspects towards Russian forces within the south and east, because it pushes forward with a extremely scrutinized counteroffensive.
The federal government was working to dismantle a “trafficking community that operates from Russia to include Cuban residents residing there, and even some from Cuba, into the navy forces concerned in navy operations in Ukraine”, the ministry stated in a press release.
The Cuban authorities had initiated prison proceedings towards these finishing up the trafficking, it added.
Cuban international minister Bruno Rodriguez stated in a publish on X, previously Twitter, that the federal government was “performing with the complete drive of the legislation” towards trafficking operations.
“Cuba will not be a part of the battle in Ukraine,” the ministry stated, including it might take motion towards anybody “who participates in any type of human trafficking for the aim of recruitment or mercenarism for Cuban residents to make use of arms towards any nation”.
There was no fast response from Moscow.
Moscow and Havana have boosted ties just lately, with Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel assembly his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the finish of final yr.
In June, Cuban defence minister Alvaro Lopez Miera was acquired by his counterpart Sergei Shugu.
Ukraine stated on Monday it had made some positive aspects towards Russian forces within the south and east, because it pushes forward with a extremely scrutinized counteroffensive.
