Cuba arrests 17 over alleged recruitment of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine

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Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

The head of criminal investigations for Cuba's interior ministry, Cesar Rodriguez, told state media that at least three of the 17 people arrested were part of recruitment efforts inside the island country.