Cuban leadership has issued a forceful condemnation of the United States’ announced naval blockade against Venezuela, characterizing the move as a severe violation of international law and an escalation of hostilities against the Bolivarian government.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel utilized social media platform X to deliver Cuba’s official position, stating unequivocally, “We strongly reject the naval blockade of Venezuela by the US government.” The Cuban head of state further emphasized Havana’s “firm support for President Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, and its Popular-Military Union.”
The diplomatic offensive continued with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla echoing the president’s sentiments on the same platform. Rodriguez expressed Cuba’s “full support for the statement published by the Venezuelan government,” which formally challenges and denounces the US measure. The foreign minister provided legal context to Cuba’s opposition, labeling the blockade “a grave violation of international law and an escalation of aggression against the Bolivarian government.”
Rodriguez concluded with a reaffirmation of Cuba’s diplomatic stance, proclaiming “our full and unwavering support for the constitutional President Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, and its Popular-Military Union.” The coordinated messaging from both Cuba’s executive and diplomatic branches signals a unified front in opposition to US policy toward Venezuela and represents the latest development in ongoing tensions between Washington and the Caracas-Havana alliance.