For the first time since Cuba allowed its citizens to own private enterprises in 2021, a large group of about 70 Cuban entrepreneurs — some already selling millions of dollars in products and services on the island— have come to Miami to learn from successful Cuban Americans how to improve their businesses and hear from U.S. officials how to navigate the restrictions imposed by the U.S. embargo on the island.
Santa Clara, Cuba CNN For months, hundreds of Cubans have quietly left the island to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine, chasing promises of money and Russian citizenship from shadowy online recruiters, family members told CNN.
The Biden administration sees entrepreneurs as Cuba's best hope to grow its economy and curb the outflow of migrants from the island, a State Department official said.
For months, hundreds of Cubans have quietly left the island to fight for Russia in its war in Ukraine, chasing promises of money and Russian citizenship from shadowy online recruiters, family members told CNN.