The government of Ukraine confirmed on Wednesday that it is shutting down its embassy in Havana, Cuba, in response to the Communist Party offering thousands of mercenaries to Russia to participate in the ongoing invasion of its territory.

Ukraine also joined a small but growing group of pro-freedom nations at the United Nations on Wednesday, voting against the annual symbolic resolution condemning the United States for limiting business with Cuba in recognition of the human rights atrocities committed by the Castro regime. Cuba annually spearheads an effort condemning the “embargo” at the U.N., which does not in any meaningful way exist, as the U.S. embassy regularly reiterates. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha explained the vote in defense of the United States as a protest against Cuba’s consistent support for the slaughter of Ukrainians by Russian forces and its offering of cannon fodder for full-scale invasion.

Ukraine and Cuba had maintained nominal

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