Jul
22
2026
Cuba: Strong Rejection of New Slanderous Campaign by the State Department
Strong Rejection of New Slanderous Campaign by the State Department
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Strong Rejection of New Slanderous Campaign by the State Department
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ZIMBABWE ANTI-SANCTIONS TRUST
Nembudziya, Gokwe North, Zimbabwe
PRESS STATEMENT
On CMA CGM's Complicity in the Blockade Against Cuba
17 July 2026
Statement by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, at the United Nations General Assembly
“Debate: Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”
Havana (Prensa LatinaNews Agency), Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez announced today that Cuba has requested a UN session for July 7 to address the US blockade and denounced Washington's pressure to prevent the debate.
In a press conference, the Foreign Minister emphasized that the United States' multidimensional aggression against Cuba "is not a future danger or threat; it is a crime against humanity in full swing."
Cuba: The world’s longest siege
. . . how US turned an economic blockade into a military stranglehold
Mafa Kwanisai Mafa (Coordinator of Fidel Castro Chair, The Patriot)
Decolonising the Mind
IN 2026, what had long been described as an economic blockade against Cuba crossed a dangerous threshold and assumed an openly military character.
Oil tankers were seized in the Caribbean in rapid succession, millions of barrels of fuel were confiscated, and one vessel was taken despite not being under any formal sanctions regime.
Castro’s indictment: When imperialism pursues relentlessly
Gibson Nyikadzino-Zimpapers Politics Hub (The Herald, Zimbabwe)
The recent indictment of Cuba’s ex-President Raul Castro by the United States is telling. What is critical is for the Global South, in particular, to know that everything happening is interconnected and aspects of this nature cannot be interpreted in isolation.
Harare, June 11, 2026 – Cuba's sovereignty is non-negotiable, emphasized Deputy Foreign Minister Elio Rodriguez Perdomo in an interview with columnist Gibson Nyikadzino of the Zimpapers Publishing Group for The Herald, the leading newspaper in this African nation.
The text of the statements is transmitted below:
Cuba’s sovereignty is ‘non-negotiable’
Harare, June 8, 2026 – Cuba today denounced the doctrine of "peace through strength," promoted by the United States government, as a violation of the UN Charter and international law.
Harare, May 28, 2026 – Cuba's struggle is Africa's struggle, according to an analysis published in the Zimbabwean newspapers Newsday and The Standard regarding the unfounded US accusation against Army General Raúl Castro, with the evident political purpose of provoking a change of government on the Caribbean island.
