Cuba’s state television network ZBC has broadcast an official statement from the Revolutionary Government delivering a vehement condemnation of United States actions against Venezuela. The declaration characterizes recent US naval deployments in the Caribbean Sea as criminal violations of international law and the United Nations Charter.
The broadcast emphasized Havana’s firm support for Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez while demanding the immediate release of Venezuela’s president and first lady Cilia Flores from US custody. The Cuban government framed these developments as a significant escalation in what it describes as a sustained campaign of warfare that Washington has waged against Venezuela for years.
According to the statement, this aggressive military mobilization since September has been conducted under what Cuban authorities deem unfounded pretenses and accusations. The Revolutionary Government accused the United States of pursuing control over Venezuela’s substantial natural resources through what it labeled ‘flagrant imperialist and fascist aggression.’
Cuba further asserted that Washington’s objectives extend beyond resource acquisition to include the intimidation of governments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The statement warned that these actions directly undermine regional peace commitments, specifically referencing the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace—a document unanimously adopted by regional governments in January 2014.
The Cuban government positioned these developments as a revival of US hegemonic ambitions rooted in the historical Monroe Doctrine, suggesting a return to interventionist policies that threaten the sovereignty of nations throughout ‘Our America.’