Under U.S. pressure, Cuba appeals for international help
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla has called for international assistance to avert a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by a U.S. energy blockade. He emphasized the need for solidarity with Cuba during his address to the UN Security Council. The situation has worsened due to U.S. sanctions and recent actions against Cuban leaders, raising concerns about potential military intervention.
- ▪Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez appealed for urgent international help to prevent disaster in Cuba.
- ▪The U.S. energy blockade has led to dire economic conditions, including shortages of food and medicine.
- ▪Rodriguez described the recent indictment of Raul Castro as politically motivated and denied that Cuba poses a national security threat to the U.S.
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla asked the international community for urgent help to prevent disaster in his country, which is under a U.S. energy blockade, in a speech to the UN Security Council on Tuesdayc(May 26, 2026).“I call on the international community to mobilize to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe that could be imposed through arms or the fuel blockade,” Mr. Rodriguez said. From Venezuela to CubaHe added, “now should be the time for solidarity with Cuba.”U.S. President Donald Trump has openly mused about taking over communist Cuba, saying that after the U.S. attack in January that ousted Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, Havana could be his next target for military action and big change.Due in part to a U.S.
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