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Trump Administration Aims to “Asphyxiate” Cuba Into Submission, Diplomat Says

  • As the United Nations General Assembly convenes in New York, Deputy Cuban Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío accused the Trump administration of seeking to "asphyxiate the people of Cuba into submission" through intensified economic pressure.
  • President Trump cut off fuel shipments to the island in January, triggering at least six major blackouts since then, including one on Friday that left millions of Cubans without power or running water.
  • Health officials report child mortality rates nearly doubled from 4 to 9.4 in recent years, while the CIA recently formed a secret task force to pressure the Cuban government with new cyber and covert operations.
  • Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla described the U.S. embargo as "economic warfare" and "collective punishment," warning that powerful nations imposing their will through intimidation face a "dangerous and unsustainable" world.
  • Havana remains prepared for dialogue with Washington to resolve bilateral differences, provided talks are based on sovereign equality, non-interference, and respect for international law, according to Rodríguez Parrilla.
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Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused Washington of economic pressure, while Trump spoke of a possible "deal" with Havana.

·Marousi, Greece
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The Cuban Foreign Minister spoke from the podium of the UN General Assembly about the humanitarian catastrophe of the siege of Havana, the oil blockade and collective punishment. The post Cuba denounces the US oil blockade and the humanitarian catastrophe appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla spoke out strongly against the United States on Saturday. During the General…

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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In the midst of revelations about the U.S. military preparation for a hypothetical intervention in Cuba, the communist regime accused Donald Trump’s government of having already started a war with its energy blockade on the island. This was defended on Saturday by Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez, in his speech on behalf of his country to the UN General Assembly. “We are facing a multidimensional aggression by the U.S. government, a perm…

·Madrid, Spain
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For months, the US government has been building up a threat to Cuba. At the UN General Assembly, the Cuban Foreign Minister laments the "threat of military violence" and responds to the reproaches of President Trump.

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The foreign minister of the last communist regime to the west of Xinjiang explodes in a "Patria o morte!" in the glass palace with the US delegation outside the plenary. The stranglehold of sanctions and limitations of the regime, with an uncertain scenario

·Italy
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