It is a fact that has been known for several weeks now: Cuban citizens have enlisted in the Russian Army, in principle seeking to take advantage of the benefits that Vladimir Putin has promised related to the war in Ukraine, which include simplified access to citizenship and monthly payments that, especially for our context of crisis, are very representative (in fact, I believe that for many people in the world). I am totally against this practice, as it does not correspond in the least with my political-civil philosophy. In any case, the Cuban Penal Code explicitly proscribes it. The recruiter also carries an equally severe penalty. I refer below to the penal figures of "Mercenarism", "Hostile acts against a foreign state", and "Violation of the sovereignty of a foreign state".
Mercenarism
Article 135.1. Whoever, for the purpose of obtaining the payment of a salary or other type of remuneration or personal benefit, joins military formations, or private military companies, composed totally or partially of individuals who are not citizens of the State in whose territory they intend to operate, incurs the penalty of ten to thirty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment, or death.
Article 135.2. The same penalty shall be incurred by whoever collaborates or executes any other act aimed, directly or indirectly, at achieving the objective indicated in the preceding paragraph.
Hostile acts against a foreign state
Article 128.1. Whoever carries out enlistments or other acts hostile to a foreign state, which give rise to the danger of war, retaliatory measures against Cuba, or expose Cubans to harassment or reprisals against their persons or property, or to the alteration of Cuba's friendly relations with another state, shall incur the penalty of imprisonment for between four and ten years.
If, as a consequence of the acts provided for in the preceding paragraph, retaliatory measures against Cuba, or harassment or reprisals against its citizens, or the alteration of diplomatic relations, or war, the penalty shall be imprisonment for ten to thirty years, life imprisonment or death.
Whoever recruits persons in the national territory for the military service of a foreign State, incurs the penalty of imprisonment from four to ten years.Violation of the sovereignty of a foreign state.
Article 130. Whoever, in Cuban territory, carries out an act aimed at undermining the independence of a foreign state, the integrity of its territory, or the stability of its government, incurs the penalty of deprivation of liberty for three to eight years.
What the Cubans already enlisted have said about their participation in the conflict is evidence of a staggering lack of knowledge of their country's legislation. The fact of leaving happily and legally through a national airport and landing in Moscow or another Russian city to join their army was indifferent to the legislator. Enlistment, wherever and whenever, is the sin here.
My assessment
Well, this case has several edges. I start from the assumption that the Cuban government has not acted in collusion with its Russian counterpart —however allied they may be— to take dozens of my fellow countrymen to the "oven" of the conflict. This would be a major nonsense that, if proven, would be tantamount to shaking the foundations of the Cuban political regime, in my opinion. I also understand that the state security forces here have been at the very least inefficient in not only detecting but curbing this dynamic of active and blatant recruitment on national soil (nearly 20 Cuban nationals are being detained here pending investigation of their involvement in the crimes mentioned above). Then, there is a narrative swirling around this story that, rationally I would say, pushes the thesis that it is indeed very difficult that the Cuban authorities did not at least know what was going on —and so at the very least were complicit or intentionally lazy—, or that they were fully engaged in an agreement with Russia.
Both are plausible hypotheses, quite logical I repeat, but also I use to say that intuition and reasonable doubt are only one step on a long road that leads to showing sources and hard evidence to prove one point. In that sense, I am concerned about questions such as: "Do you believe that the Cuban government could be oblivious to this?" That is in the least of the cases because some have gone to the extreme of affirming direct involvement. And then, unfortunately, things remain at that speculative level, but with a no as an answer surrounding. I don't rule out, regardless of my identification with the political process of 1959, that there may be a connection: the issue is that it must be irrefutably proven. Period.
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@resonator, hello from Cuba. Excuse me for using this invasive way to call your attention, but I have been wondering if there is any reason why my last publications have not had your regular support --that I am deeply grateful for--. There is no problem if it is a subjective matter, associated with the quality of the content itself, but I was wondering if you associate that I have something to do with an informative project that was recently introduced here, and whose title (Cuba: Inside View Report) is somehow ---intentionally--- a parody of my own, even in its form and even in the way of saying goodbye. If this is the case, I assure you that I have nothing to do with such a project, which is being advanced by a fellow countryman who somehow tries to discuss the way in which I approach reality, but who is still a single user who has been on the platform even longer than I. Best regards from the Island and excuse the intrusion.
Hi, the other posts you mention have not had any influence on anything, no.
Sometimes posts are seen during curation and sometimes not - there is no fixed plan to upvote specific accounts, even though the same ones do often receive upvotes from Resonator.
@resonator
Am new to upvoting policy
It might look odd to ask the meaning of upvoting?
Really? It sure seems it’s just the same ones over and over. There’s no pattern really? Honestly asking as it sure seeks like is the same accounts over and over. You even upvote an account complaining they didn’t get one anymore. Seems odd that’s all.
Hey @limonta Sorry but I am not paroding you. I am not intended to attract @resonator upvote (my motivation is not monetary, but looks that yours are) or being associated with you or your content. I do similars post before about Cuba economical and political matters but I never do a frequent sequence or give a uniform structure, I for a long time think about do it but I was focus on doing other things.
You can read that other post about Cuba here
https://peakd.com/ccc/yecier/analisis-y-opinion
Truth is I decide start that Repor series because see in Hive a lack of information about Cuba and in some cases (like you) only showing a side of a coin without even mention the other (and when you do is justifying it). I don't know why you are bring my post here but thank you.
I don't care is my post get 0 rewards, I more interested on people reading me, so I apreciated the free advertising.
I really enjoy your clean commintment with the cause to free the Cuban people. Of course that I'm here to share around the topics I like, from my perspective, while at the same time I get some profit based on curation, like the 99.9% of hivers I think, except you because of your love and dedication to advance the truth of Cuba (happy to know that you have the retribution of your caring readers). Btw, at no point I said that you were trying to attract any curators with your project, a classic irritant (the latter is a foreign policy usual term). You are not a fool, please don't pretend to take me for one either. Have a good night.
Again, not need mention my post or make reference to me in your claim for explanation for lack of upvote of that curator. I don't know what you do that kind of victimization making false statement about my content or intentions. Again, thanks for the advertising, now maybe that curator, that maybe don't ever see my posts start see more my content. ✌
I have seen that kind of "reaction" when people get downvotes (understandable) but it's the first time I see it when somebody don't receive an upvote.
PD: at least you recognize indirectly, that Cuban people is not free.
Again, you're not fool. With a report that somehow copies the form of mine in its name, that also ends in similar fashion, any regular curator here --a space where you landed, if I'm not wrong, because of our interaction-- could think without going to your profile that it's me trying to make more profits through another project/account; that I was trying to repeat the formula. That was my reasoning, and that's the reason for I took the decision to make that comment.
Sure wharever make you feel better.
Es un asunto muy delicado. Lo peor es que muchos jóvenes no piensan las consecuencias y se enrolan en aventuras dudosas sin medir el riesgo. Es un asunto bueno para debate y para aclarar puntos
Hola amiga. Hay una degeneración sociológica que se manifiesta claramente en esta situación, donde lo mismo uno puede ver que a estas personas no les interesa el medio con tal de hacer dinero --en el sentido ético (vas a una guerra, vas a matar)--, y ni siquiera son capaces de calibrar a lo que se está expuesto (a que te maten).
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Curiously, cuban ambassador in Russia say in an interview to RT that Cuba goverment doesn't oppose to Cuban citizens involve in war with the Russian army, that they oppose to traffic activity. Moments later Bruno tweet saying the opposite.
If the ambassor act by his own will in such delicate matter affecting the Cuba image, why not is discharge from his political position?
There is not a extradition petition for judge these mercenaries. In my opinion, Cuba goverment look to another side until the news blow up.
I really hope these fellows countrymens survive the war, but I don't share their decision to be part of a foreign conflict and least being part of the invader forces.
I'm equally confused by the inconsistent reactions. What the ambassador said did not make any sense, he even seems to be unaware of the Cuban legislation which is very clear on this matter. I did not reflect it here because Bruno with his tweet disqualified his statement, and I also think with you that he should be back in Cuba or that some specific reaction to what he said should have been made. We also do not know the whole background of that interview; it is possible --I speculate-- that the media may have played a trick on him and even manipulated or distorted what he said. With the evidence in front of us, I hope that this skein will soon be unraveled.