27
September 2023
Past Event
Russia鈥檚 Cuban Recruits

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Russia鈥檚 Cuban Recruits

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September 27, 2023
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The Russian Federation Navy Admiral Gorshkov frigate arrives to Havana's port on June 24, 2019. - A Russian naval detachment, led by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, arrived in Havana on Monday in times of high tension between the island and the United States. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov arrives in Havana on June 24, 2019. (Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images)
27
September 2023
Past Event

Event will air on this page.

 

Inquiries: [email protected]

Speakers:
Can Kasapoglu 华体会
Can Kasapo臒lu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Orlando Guti茅rrez-Boronat
Orlando Guti茅rrez-Boronat

Coordinator, Assembly of Cuban Resistance

Erich de la Fuente
Erich de la Fuente

Adjunct Professor of International Relations, Florida International University

Moderator:
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Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

The revelation that Russia has recruited hundreds of Cubans to fight in Ukraine underscores the desperation of Cuban citizens and the expansion of cooperation between Cuba and Russia. Cuban President Miguel D铆az-Canel declared that Russia has Cuba鈥檚 鈥渦nconditional support.鈥�

Hudson Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle will moderate a panel examining the ramifications of the Cuba-Russia alliance and Havana鈥檚 decision to prevent more Cuban citizens from joining Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine with Senior Fellow Can Kasapo臒lu, Coordinator of the Assembly of Cuban Resistance Orlando Guti茅rrez-Boronat, and Florida International University Adjunct Professor of International Relations Erich de la Fuente.

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