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Cuban government accuses U.S. of not caring about 'suffering of thousands of families'
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Cuban government accuses U.S. of not caring about 'suffering of thousands of families'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Cuba's government accused the U.S. of condemning its people and disregarding the suffering of thousands of families through its "suffocating" oil blockade and secondary sanctions.
  • Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez linked recent national electricity grid failures to U.S. pressure on Cuba's energy sector.
  • The U.S. has intensified sanctions, including targeting companies involved in oil supply and other key sectors, aiming to pressure the Cuban government.

Cuba's government has accused the United States of condemning its people and ignoring the suffering of thousands of families on the island. Officials cite U.S. policies, including an oil blockade and secondary sanctions on companies linked to Havana, as reasons for the nation's economic struggles.

The U.S. government condemns the people and does not care about the suffering of thousands of families.

— Bruno RodríguezOn social media, criticizing U.S. policies towards Cuba.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez stated on social media that the recent national electricity grid failures, the fifth this year and third in a week, occurred amid "maximum suffocation" of the Caribbean nation's economy and energy sector by the U.S. government. He specifically criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, asserting that American leaders are indifferent to the plight of families and the impact on essential services like hospitals and food refrigeration.

Rodríguez reiterated that the Trump administration's "genocidal oil blockade" is insufficient. He accused Washington of pursuing and sanctioning both Cuban and foreign companies involved in strategic sectors like energy. The U.S. intensified pressure in January by blocking oil shipments from Venezuela and threatening tariffs on countries supplying crude to Cuba.

American leaders, particularly Secretary of State Marco Rubio, do not care about the suffering of thousands of families, hundreds of hospitals without electricity, or the loss of food due to lack of refrigeration.

— Bruno RodríguezFurther detailing the impact of U.S. sanctions.

Further measures include an executive order from President Trump threatening sanctions on any entity supporting the Cuban government financially, materially, or technologically. The U.S. State Department recently designated ten entities, including the Ministry of Tourism and fuel companies, to further its efforts against the Cuban regime.

The genocidal oil blockade has not been enough for the administration of President Donald Trump, and it pursues and sanctions Cuban and foreign companies linked to this strategic area.

— Bruno RodríguezDescribing the extent of U.S. economic pressure.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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