A senior Ukrainian diplomat joined a U.S.-hosted panel at the United Nations on Monday condemning human rights abuses by the communist government of Cuba, describing Cuban citizens as among the largest groups of foreign recruits aiding the Russian invasion of his country.
\n\nDeputy Permanent Representative to the U.N. for Ukraine Volodymyr Pavlichenko addressed an event titled “Cuba Libre: The Oppression Havana Hides” on Monday hosted by American Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz and attended by several former political prisoners and human rights activists. Cuban dissidents and supporters have for years attempted to raise the issue of the Castro dynasty’s egregious human rights abuses at the U.N., but their events are typically limited to Cubans, Cuban-Americans, or Latin American supporters. The participation of the Ukrainian government in the event was an unprecedented moment in the expansion of the movement to liberate Cuba.
\n\nPavlichenko explained that the respect for human rights in Cuba was an issue that directly affected his country, as over 1,000 Cubans have voluntarily signed contracts with the Russian armed forces to fight against Ukraine, and many others are believed to have been scammed into traveling to the battlefields and participating in the invasion.
\n\n“According to Ukrainian estimates…
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