Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a demographic crisis and labor shortage, fueled by military casualties, emigration, and a shrinking population with economic impacts.
Cuba has been in the throes of an economic and energy crisis for several decades, a situation that got much worse when the soviets left. One of the major props for the island for 40 years has been Canadian tourists (roughly 40% of the annual total) and I wonder how the news that Cubans are actively engaged with Russia to fight Ukraine will affect that situation. Probably not well, given the size of the Ukrainian-Canadian community.