Washington: In a move that signals the further hardening of U.S. policy toward Havana, the United States has urged its allies to vote against or abstain from supporting an annual United Nations resolution that calls for lifting the decades-old American embargo on Cuba. The appeal, outlined in a diplomatic cable dated October 2 and obtained by Reuters, cites allegations that thousands of Cuban nationals are fighting on Russia’s side in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The confidential cable, marked as unclassified but sensitive, instructed American diplomats across the world to make Cuba’s alleged involvement in the Ukraine conflict a central issue during their conversations with foreign counterparts. The document claims that between 1,000 and 5,000 Cuban fighters are serving in Russian ranks

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