Cubans Denounce U.S. Military Escalation in the Caribbean

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez has accused the Trump administration of pressuring other governments to withdraw their support for Cuba’s upcoming UN resolution demanding an end to the U.S. embargo.

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“We have reliable information that the U.S. is intimidating and pressuring several countries, especially in Latin America and Europe, to try to coerce them into changing their longstanding support of the UN resolution against the blockade,” said Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuba’s Foreign Minister.

“Under the pretext that Cuba is a threat to the United States—it’s nonsense, but it’s dangerous,” stated Rodríguez.

“They’re trying to prevent the international community from once again condemning the severe humanitarian consequences and extraordinary damage caused by the deliberate tightening of the blockade, the sole purpose of which is to inflict suffering on Cuban families,” the minister explained.

“They pretend that the blockade has no impact on Cuba’s electrical infrastructure, transportation, communication, water supply, food production, or medicine manufacturing,” he continued.

“I’m sure that the overwhelming majority of UN member states will once again vote for the truth, for justice,” concluded Rodríguez.