Díaz-Balart Hosts Virtual National Security Briefing Exposing Presence of Cuban Regime Troops Fighting for Russia in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP), hosted a virtual national security briefing featuring members of the Ukrainian intelligence and Ukrainian Parliament to expose the alarming presence of thousands of Cuban regime troops fighting alongside Russia in the ongoing war against Ukraine.

This underscores the malign alliance between Russia and Cuba and highlights Russia's dangerous reach in the Western Hemisphere, which has serious implications for U.S. and regional security.

Panelists:

1. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Chair of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Subcommittee, House Appropriations Committee
2. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chair of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, House Foreign Affairs Committee
3. Rep. Carlos A. Giménez (FL-28), Chair of the Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee, Homeland Security Committee
4. Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat, Executive Director, Directorio Democratico Cubano
5. Rosa Maria Payá, U.S. Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
6. Michael Sawkiw, President, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
7. Vladyslav Vlasyuk, Advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on international sanctions
8. Dmytro Usov, Ukrainian Military Intelligence
9. Andriy Yusov, Spokesperson, Ukrainian Military Intelligence
10. Oleksandr Merezhko, Ukrainian Parliament, Free Cuba Caucus, Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee
11. Maryan Zablotskyy, Ukrainian Parliament, Free Cuba Caucus

The recorded briefing is available by clicking hereor below