Political leaders, parliamentarians, and international organizations have expressed solidarity with Cuba in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive order imposing sanctions to obstruct oil supplies to the island. This measure intensifies the over-six-decade economic blockade against Cuba, condemned annually by the UN General Assembly since 1992. Countries like Mexico, Russia, China, and Venezuela, along with multilateral groups, have rejected the action and offered support.
Trump's executive order seeks to create additional obstacles to oil supplies to Cuba, part of the blockade imposed by the United States in 1962, considered the longest in history. Since 1992, the UN General Assembly has denounced this policy through votes from various countries, with overwhelming victories for Cuba each year.
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has received messages of support during visits to Vietnam and China. In Vietnam, To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party, expressed the 'consistent position of solidarity, support, and accompaniment' from his party, state, and people. In China, Wang Huning reaffirmed support for Cuba's 'just struggle' against the sanctions.
In the United States, the Communist Party demanded the immediate revocation of the order and lifting of the blockade, stating: 'We are committed to continuing to mobilize the working class and the peaceful people of the United States to fight against this policy and this regime of criminals and fascists.' Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib denounced: 'This Executive Order will kill countless innocent Cubans... This is pure cruelty.'
In Spain, Enrique Santiago of United Left criticized the tightening of the blockade 'so often rejected by the UN,' and Pablo Fernández of Podemos defined it as 'U.S. state terrorism against Cuba.' In Chile, Lautaro Carmona called for greater solidarity, and Carmen Hertz emphasized: 'But neither the claws of desperation, nor more than 60 years of a genocidal blockade, have been able, nor will they ever be, able to diminish the dignity and unwavering courage of the Cuban people.'
In Mexico, Deputy Dolores Padierna Luna described the measures as 'pure imperialism' and 'inhumane, illegal, and coercive.' President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that Mexico 'will always be in solidarity' and sent over 800 tons of humanitarian aid, urging avoidance of a humanitarian crisis.
Russia, through Dmitry Peskov and Sergey Lavrov, condemned the 'suffocating tactics' and reaffirmed readiness to provide support. China, via Guo Jiakun, opposed measures depriving Cubans of their 'right to subsistence and development.' Brazil, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, labeled the blockade 'criminal' and called for ways to help Cuba.
Multilateral organizations like the Non-Aligned Movement, G77 plus China, and ALBA-TCP rejected the measures for their extraterritorial effects and violation of international law, reaffirming solidarity with Cuba. The UN expressed concern over the fuel shortage and its impact on the population.
