Havana slams US over charges Cuban troops are fighting

12/10/2025 6:18

Cuba's Foreign Ministry on Saturday said U.S. claims that its troops were fighting in Ukraine were unfounded, and released for the first time information on legal proceedings against Cubans for mercenary activity in the war in Eastern Europe.



Communist Cuba has openly sided with its ally Russia in the conflict in Ukraine while also calling for peace talks.



Reports of Cubans on the battlefield first surfaced in 2023, resulting in an investigation in Cuba.



Havana later stated that these Cubans were mercenaries.



The United Nations is preparing to vote this month on a non-binding resolution calling on Washington to lift its decades-long embargo on Cuba.



The resolution has been passed in the General Assembly with wide margins year after year since 1992.



The General Assembly adopted the resolution last year, with 187 countries voting in favor. The U.S. and Israel were the only countries that voted against it, while Moldova abstained.