Social and political movements in South Asia also reiterated their solidarity with the Cuban people amidst the prolonged energy blockade imposed by the US and its threats of military aggression.

First Deputy Minister of Health, Tania Cruz, said that causing shortages and hardship to millions of people is genocide.

As with other US imperialist endeavors, the US would relish Cuba’s economic collapse triggering a massive humanitarian crisis, no matter how high the number of casualties.

A spokesperson for the foreign ministry said that China’s position on the two countries is “consistent” and will not change.

In addition to the new sanctions, Washington has imposed an economic, commercial, and energy blockade on the island. The Cuban president asserts that Cuba is not a threat to the US and vows to defend the homeland against any possible aggression.

The president again criticized the government of the Caribbean country and reiterated his intention to maintain energy restrictions.

In the face of increasing economic pressure from Washington, Havana has chosen to formalize a provision that has been part of the Constitution since 2019, aiming to revitalize the economy.

A recent report in The New York Times (NYT) questions a US-backed military operation in Ecuador, through which the US deployed the USS Nimitz in Ecuadorian waters. Noboa, for his part, has signed a controversial trade agreement with Washington, and this appears to have cost him the support of several business leaders.

“There can be no clearer example of a violation of human rights than the economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.”

The movements, parties, and progressive governments of Latin America and the Caribbean need a renewed regional agenda of sovereignty and concrete cooperation.

En un país ya golpeado por la violencia y la pobreza, Noboa gobierna para el capital, buscando destruir el sector público y reducir el Estado a su mínima expresión, sometiéndose a los dictados estadounidenses a través de la militarización y la represión política.

The “Shield of the Americas” summit seeks to secure Trump’s dominance in the Americas. Not all countries in the region will participate in the meeting.