US EditionCiting Cuban fighters in Ukraine, US urges allies to shun Havana at UN, Reuters reports
- On October 2, a State Department cable instructed U.S. missions to oppose the U.N. resolution, citing reports of up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Moscow in Ukraine.
- President Donald Trump has tightened measures since returning to office, imposing sanctions, restricting travel, restoring Cuba to the state-sponsors list, and urging allies and like-minded partners to oppose Havana diplomatically.
- The cable estimated 5,000 Cubans were fighting in Ukraine and said Cuba and its President Miguel Diaz-Canel were actively supporting Russia’s war, citing Ukrainian warnings acknowledged by the U.S. State Department.
- The diplomatic campaign aims to reduce 'yes' votes by seeking 'no' votes, abstentions, or absences, despite last year's 187-country U.N. General Assembly approval and only the U.S. Congress can lift the embargo.
- Amid regional tensions, the Cuban government blames U.S. sanctions for its crisis, while the State Department accused Havana of undermining democracies amid U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan boats, including Friday.
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Because of the participation of thousands of Cubans in the war against Ukraine.
Citing Cuban fighters in Ukraine, US urges allies to shun Havana at UN
President Donald Trump's administration is mobilizing U.S. diplomats to lobby against a U.N. resolution calling on Washington to lift its decades-long embargo on Cuba, in part by sharing details of Cuba’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to an internal State Department cable seen
Exclusive: U.S. Pushes to Shun Cuba at UN, Citing Evidence of Fighters in Ukraine
President Donald Trump’s administration is mobilizing U. S. diplomats to lobby against a U. N. resolution urging the U. S. to lift its long-standing embargo on Cuba. The diplomats will inform other countries that Cuba supports Russia’s war in Ukraine, claiming that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian forces. An internal State Department […] The post Exclusive: U.S. Pushes to Shun Cuba at UN, Citing Evidence of Fighters in Ukraine a…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has engaged US diplomats to oppose a UN resolution calling on Washington to lift a long-standing embargo against Cuba, in part by disseminating information about Cuba's support for Russia's war in Ukraine. — Ukrinform.
The #TrumpAdministration is using the deployment of Cubans to Russia's war in Ukraine as an argument to weaken support for the #CubanRegime at the #UN.
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