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Latin Times
Politics
Pedro Camacho

Trump Admin Says Up to 5,000 Cubans Are Fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Alleges Regime 'Enabled' Flow

A Ukrainian artillery crew fires towards Russian positions on the front line in the Donetsk region. (Credit: AFP)

The Trump administration has told Congress that up to 5,000 Cuban nationals may be fighting for Russia in Ukraine, alleging that Havana "knowingly tolerated, enabled, or selectively facilitated the flow" of its citizens into the conflict, according to a State Department report cited by Axios.

The unclassified report states that while there is no definitive proof the Cuban government directly deployed all fighters, there are "significant indicators" of complicity.

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