Cuban migrants are fighting with Russians in Ukraine, while Belarus will train Cuban military
A group of Cuban immigrants living in Russia have joined the Russian army to fight troops that are invading Ukraine after them Putin signed a law granting Russian citizenship to recruited Cubans. Several Cubans were already transferred to the war zone in Ukraine on Wednesday after signing one-year contracts to join the Russian army. According to the Ryazan Gazette, Cubans who signed the one-year contract to fight in Ukraine will receive $2,433 in ruble payments from the federal budget and another $2,500 from Ryzan’s regional budget. They also receive a third monthly salary of $2,545. In a separate announcement last week, the Belarusian deputy defense minister stated on international military cooperation Valery Revenko said he had spoken to Cuban officials about the training of Cuban military personnel in Belarus, including Cuban military attaché in Russia and Belarus, Colonel Monica Milian Gomez. Cuban migrants “expressed a desire to take part in the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine,” the Ryazan Gazette reports. “It is worth noting that residents of Cuba can later obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation.”
Aeroflot resumes Moscow-Varadero flights
Flights had been grounded in March 2022 after European countries imposed sanctions on Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine.
Three new femicides bring the number of people registered in Cuba this year to 31
three new ones feminicides were confirmed in Cuba this Friday, with 31 cases of sexist violence confirmed by independent platforms and journalists. It should be noted that the regime’s new penal code does not criminalize feminicide, a repeated request from feminist organizations.
PDVSA and Chevron strengthen joint oil production
Venezuela’s PDVSA and US Chevron held a “working session” aimed at boosting joint oil production, the oil minister and the president of the dictatorship’s state-owned company reported yesterday. Raphael Tellechea.
Nicaragua freezes Catholic Church accounts
There Church Catholic was accused of money laundering by Ortega, who froze the bank accounts of major dioceses. In addition, the dictator has ordered Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes to produce documents showing the movements of the bank accounts of the dioceses. According to the police, the Attorney General’s Office, the Banking Regulatory Authority and the Department of Financial Analysis have “confirmed criminal movements involving funds which the diocese said entered the country illegally and are currently under investigation and criminal proceedings have been opened for all.” .” these crimes.”
Paolo Manzo, May 30, 2023
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