Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has condemned the United States for further tightening its oil embargo against Cuba.
In a social media post, President Díaz-Canel criticized the U.S. actions as having "no bottom line." He pointed out that after prohibiting other nations from supplying fuel to Cuba, the U.S. has now targeted the Cuban state oil company with new sanctions, threatening entities that trade with it.
He stated that the U.S. is attempting to justify its actions with "absurd pretexts," with the real aim being to suffocate the Cuban people and force them to submit to hunger, scarcity, and disease.
On the same day, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also posted on social media, asserting that the U.S. oil blockade directly impacts Cuba's food and medicine supplies, and that the entire Cuban population is "being punished." He accused the U.S. of openly stating that the goal of its policy is to provoke social unrest in Cuba.
This follows an announcement by the U.S. Secretary of State on the 11th regarding sanctions against the Cuban state oil company.
The United States has maintained a long-standing economic, financial, and trade embargo against Cuba. Following military actions against Venezuela and Iran earlier this year, the U.S. President issued threats against Cuba, suggesting it could be "next," and has subsequently increased pressure, including the implementation of the oil blockade.
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