At UN, Cuba rallies support against ‘cruel’ and ‘ruthless’ US blockade

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At the UN General Assembly, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the longstanding US embargo against Cuba, describing it as a multi-dimensional and increasingly ruthless form of warfare. The debate occurred despite efforts by the US to discourage the discussion.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “ruthless” US embargo against the communist island during a UN General Assembly debate on Tuesday that took place despite diplomatic pressure by Washington to prevent it. “The government of the United States is carrying out against Cuba a multi-dimensional, non-conventional warfare that has already lasted for almost seven decades now and has become ever more cruel and more ruthless during the last seven months,” Rodriguez told the body,...