A Cuban man was lured into Russia's military after being promised a job as a driver, per Politico. Pedro told the outlet that he and other Cubans had signed a contract with the "devil". He also told Politico that he had considered fleeing but wouldn't know where to go if he did. A legal advisor in Russia's Cuban community told Politico that he had received a number of pleas for help from Cubans. But Pavel Luzin, a senior scholar at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, told Politico that Russia "needs the cannon fodder" after its army suffered significant casualties in Ukraine.

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Persons: Pedro, Pedro wasn't, Pavel Luzin Organizations: Politico, Service, Human Rights, Miami, Centre for Locations: Wall, Silicon, Russia, Politico Europe, The Miami, Cuba, Ukraine