Russia opposes unilateral sanctions, including Washington\u2019s \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d strategy, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said<\/p>\n
Russia condemns the renewed US attempts to economically strangle Cuba, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. Her comments come after US President Donald Trump moved to ramp up pressure on the island\u2019s fuel lifeline.
\nOn Thursday, Trump signed an executive order invoking a national emergency to lay the groundwork for tariffs on goods from countries that sell oil to Cuba. The move is meant to strengthen an embargo against Havana, which dates back to the 1960s. It also comes after Washington kidnapped in Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, which served as Cuba\u2019s primary source of oil.
\nIn a statement on Saturday, Zakharova said that the crackdown amounts to illegitimate coercion of a sovereign state outside the UN framework. \u201cWhat we see is yet another radical recurrence of Washington\u2019s strategy of maximum pressure on the Island of Freedom, aimed at its economic suffocation,\u201d Zakharova said.<\/p>\n
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She reiterated Moscow\u2019s long-standing opposition to unilateral sanctions not endorsed by the UN, adding that she was certain that Cuba would be able to overcome the economic hurdles.
\nIn response to Trump, Havana declared an \u201cinternational emergency.\u201d It said that Trump\u2019s pressure campaign was an \u201cunusual and extraordinary threat,\u201d adding that it has its origins in \u201cthe US anti-Cuban neo-fascist right wing.\u201d
\nMexico\u2019s President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that US tariffs on countries exporting oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis, adding that the country \u201cwill always look for diplomatic channels to seek solidarity\u201d with the island.
\nAs tensions escalated, Trump suggested that Cuba could collapse \u201cpretty soon.\u201d A Financial Times report claimed, citing data company Kpler, that Cuba has oil to last 15 to 20 days at the current level of demand and domestic production, after Mexico suspended crude shipments to the island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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