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UN Condemns US Economic Embargo of Cuba Though More Nations Sit Out After Trump Administration Push
The 193-member General Assembly backed the measure 130-17-25, but Washington’s pressure campaign drove the embargo resolution to its weakest support since 1995.
- The United Nations General Assembly voted 130-17 on Wednesday to condemn the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba for the 34th consecutive year, a non-binding resolution reflecting global opposition to the decades-long policy.
- President Donald Trump's administration intensified diplomatic pressure against the resolution, with Ambassador Mike Waltz lobbying nations to oppose it; U.S. officials allegedly threatened visa denials and aid suspensions to countries refusing to align with Washington.
- On Tuesday, Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez engaged in a shouting match on the General Assembly floor while debating the embargo resolution, with Rodriguez calling the U.S. envoy a 'liar' during heated exchanges.
- Despite the condemnation, 17 nations voted against the measure and 25 abstained, marking a notable decline from last year when more than 160 nations supported it; Germany, Italy, and Latvia abstained for the first time in 34 years.
- Havana claims the U.S. 'maximum pressure' campaign has caused over $8 billion in economic losses, while President Trump last week raised the specter of military intervention, suggesting warships could stop off Cuba's coast while returning from the Iran war.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN General Assembly on Wednesday condemned the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba for 34th year, even though the Washington campaign to influence the outcome led to several countries...
Most nations at UN vote to condemn U.S. embargo on Cuba
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly urged an end to the decades-long U.S. economic embargo on Cuba on Wednesday, but a U.S. lobbying push led several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Washington lobbying got several countries to oppose the resolution or abstain for the first time in years
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