New York, January 5th, 2026. – The Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, Ambassador Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, denounced the United States’ military aggression against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at today’s emergency meeting of the Security Council, in line with Cuba’s firm and sustained position on the escalating hostile actions by the United States against Venezuela and the region.
The Ambassador recalled that Cuba has repeatedly warned of the United States’ hegemonic plans and the serious and unpredictable consequences of its irresponsible behavior for the political, social, and economic stability of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as for international peace and security. He noted that on December 23, Cuba presented this same body with an accelerated sequence of actions aimed at forcibly overthrowing the legitimate and constitutional Venezuelan government.
Cuba condemned the January 3rd military attack, which was carried out in open defiance of the Charter of the United Nations and the international law, which included the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cilia Flores. Cuba described this act as unacceptable and barbaric. Cuba also reiterated its absolute support and solidarity with the Venezuelan people and government, demanding the immediate release of Maduro and Flores.
The Permanent Representative denounced this aggression as the result of a prolonged campaign of war against Venezuela, which has included unilateral coercive measures, economic suffocation, smear campaigns, piracy, maritime terrorism in the Caribbean Sea, as well as the illegal imposition of a naval blockade. These actions are not justified or legitimate.
During his speech, Ambassador Soberón reported that 32 Cuban citizens lost their lives while carrying out official missions at the request of their Venezuelan counterparts and in strict accordance with international law. He emphasized that these compatriots acted with courage, dignity, and legality, resisting the attacks and legitimately fulfilling their duty, and that their actions honored the values of solidarity of the Cuban people.
Cuba warned that the United States' military aggression against Venezuela is a dangerous escalation that seriously undermines the foundations of the multilateral system, flagrantly violates the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of prohibiting the use or threat of force, and the sovereign equality of states. It also sets an extremely dangerous precedent for international peace and security. The ambassador called for the international community to unequivocally and firmly reject this illegal, unilateral, and destabilizing behavior.
Cuba affirmed that this US aggression constitutes a criminal act that threatens regional and international peace, which is inspired by the “peace through strength” doctrine and hegemonic ambitions rooted in the Monroe Doctrine. The ambassador reiterated the Venezuelan people's exclusive right to determine their own destiny without external interference, and reaffirmed Cuba's commitment to the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations.