At UN, Cuba rallies support against 'ruthless' US blockade
Bruno Rodríguez said the embargo caused a record $8 billion in damage and warned support was weakening as 136 states backed the debate.
- On Tuesday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the "ruthless" United States embargo against Cuba during a United Nations General Assembly debate held despite Washington's diplomatic pressure.
- Rodriguez stated the United States has waged a "multi-dimensional" warfare against Cuba for seven decades, causing $8 billion in damages between March 2025 and February 2026, a seven percent increase over the prior year.
- Tuesday's vote on holding the debate signaled eroding support, with 136 members in favor, nine against, and 30 abstentions, including traditional supporters Germany and Canada.
- United States Ambassador Mike Waltz insisted, "There is no American blockade," claiming the only embargo in Cuba is the "guillotine the regime keeps over the heads of its people."
- European Union Ambassador to the United Nations Stavros Lambrinidis argued the dire situation is not solely due to the embargo, emphasizing the need for Havana to make "meaningful political and economic reforms.
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During the special debate on the embargo against Cuba at the UN on Tuesday, July 7, two opposing narratives emerged. Havana maintains that the economic crisis currently gripping the communist island is a direct consequence of the American blockade. Washington, on the other hand, asserts that the Cuban regime is solely responsible. An interview with economist and Cuba specialist, Jérôme Leleu, follows.
The Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs denounced the American blockade deemed "without mercy" against the communist island at the UN General Assembly.
Latin American Summary, July 8, 2026. UN authorizes debate embargo Cuba 2026: 136 votes and diplomatic defeat of the United States.The General Assembly of the United Nations authorized this Tuesday, with a strong majority of 136 votes in favour, the holding of an urgent debate requested by Cuba under agenda item 38: [...] Entry Cuba. They win the first battle in the United Nations by 136 votes against 8: the General Assembly opens urgent debate …
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