Blockade of Cuba

United States intensifies the economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba to

The Executive Order of May 1st and the blockade measures announced today increase the harm to the Cuban population and reinforce the threat of aggression

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1, 2026, which intensifies the economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba to extreme and unprecedented levels

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects, in the strongest terms, the Executive Order issued by the White House on May 1st, 2026, which intensifies the economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba to extreme and unprecedented levels.
Likewise, it condemns the decision of the United States Department of the Treasury of May 7th, 2026, which added the Cuban entities Gaesa and MoaNickel S.A. to the sanctions list. to the List of Specially Designated Nationals, this being the first coercive measure derived from the order signed on May 1st.
This is a ruthless act of economic aggression that amplifies the extraterritorial effects of the blockade, with the potential application of secondary sanctions against foreign companies, banks, and entities, even if their business in the United States has no connection to Cuba. This measure will further hinder the functioning of the national economy, which has already been facing the devastating effects of the oil blockade imposed on January 29th, 2026, paralyzing fuel exports to the country.
Acting as the world’s policeman and in blatant violation of international law and the fundamental principles of free trade in goods and services, the sovereign right of all states that have or wish to maintain economic, commercial, and financial relations with Cuba is being explicitly, blatantly, and directly attacked. The highest U.S. authorities, particularly the Secretary of State, are attempting to force the international community, through blackmail and intimidation, to submit to and comply with the blockade.
No country is exempt from this threat of extending genocide against the Cuban people, attempting to force Cuba’s isolation from the international economic and financial scene.
We warn that this aggression against the Cuban economy and people will only achieve its intended destructive effect if sovereign and independent nations allow themselves to be intimidated and coerced by the United States government. We know that the world will never meekly accept illegal regulations, will not relinquish sovereign equality, nor will it leave its citizens, businesses, corporations, and financial institutions unprotected. The international community has historically opposed and condemned the genocide being perpetrated against the Cuban people by the United States government, a genocide that has lasted for almost seven decades.
We denounce the criminal nature of these aggressive measures aimed at starving and desperationing the entire Cuban population and attempting to generate a social, economic, and political catastrophe on a national scale. We also reject the United States government’s intention to create a humanitarian crisis to justify more dangerous actions, including military aggression against Cuba.
In all international forums, Cuba will continue to denounce the blockade. Likewise, we urge the international community to confront this onslaught, which constitutes a dangerous escalation in the United States’ desire to exert domination and control over Cuba’s destiny, violating the independence and sovereignty of all states.

Havana, May 7th, 2026

THE ONSLAUGHT OF IMPERIALISM

The siege on Cuba’s self-determination

Economic coercion and naval threats: The siege on Cuba’s self-determination

The imposition of U.S. sanctions against Cuba outside the framework of the United Nations Security Council violates the UN Charter

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Photo: Osval

In a demonstration that the “big stick” diplomacy never went out of style, Washington has dec combine two classic instruments of its foreign policy—economic punishment and naval bullying—to pressure Cuba and force a “regime change.”

The new package of measures, formalized through a presidential executive order (EO), activates the blockade of any property under U.S. jurisdiction belonging to individuals or entities operating in Cuba’s energy, defense, mining, and financial services sectors, as well as in any other areas determined in the future by the Departments of the Treasury and State.

The provision takes effect without a notice period or grace period, which increases legal uncertainty for economic operators.

Undoubtedly, the most disruptive component of the executive order lies in its extraterritorial clause: foreign financial institutions that facilitate a “significant transaction” on behalf of sanctioned Cuban entities will be exposed to disconnection from the U.S. financial system.

Likewise, it denies entry into the United States, whether as immigrants or non-immigrants, to foreigners who do not meet one or more of the criteria established in the executive order; even being an adult family member of a person designated under this order is punishable.

The imposition of sanctions outside the framework of the United Nations Security Council contravenes the UN Charter; experts from that international organization have repeatedly condemned U.S. coercive measures against Cuba, describing them as “a serious violation of international law.”

The real impact of these measures is felt in the daily lives of the civilian population; the lack of electricity has forced the postponement of thousands of surgical procedures and the interruption of cancer treatments, while the population suffers from shortages that are not more severe thanks to the efficiency of the Cuban system and its sense of justice and equality.

On the other hand, just a few hours after signing the executive order, the U.S. president declared before a business audience that he would “take control of Cuba almost immediately” and added that he would station the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln about a hundred meters off the Cuban coast; then, according to him, the islanders would say, “Thank you very much, we surrender.”

In diplomatic terms, these words represent a threat to use force against a sovereign state—a violation of Article 2.4 of the United Nations Charter—and evoke the era of the Platt Amendment.

Thus, the sequence of decisions adopted since January—the cutoff of oil supplies, secondary sanctions against banks, and now the threat of military intervention—outlines a very dangerous and absurd escalation against the largest of the Antilles.

Meanwhile, the international community has reacted to the escalation; the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) issued a statement of condemnation and urged Washington to “prioritize the path of respectful dialogue, on equal terms, without threats or conditions.”

One must ask: why stubbornly insist on a failed policy when the evidence accumulated over six decades of the blockade suggests that economic coercion and the threat of force, far from bringing about political change, reinforce the internal cohesion of Cuban society and its resolve to resist.

Sources: The White House (gov), State Gov. (U.S. Department of State), RTVE, La Razón, DW, TeleSUR, ABC.

Blockade of Cuba

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced lies made by US secretary of state

They can no longer deny the undeniable truth

On his social media account, c the statements made by the U.S. Secretary of State denying the existence of an oil embargo against our country

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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister Photo: MINREX

“A few hours ago, the Secretary of State stated that there is no oil embargo against Cuba.  He has simply chosen to lie. He contradicts the President and the White House Press Secretary.”

This is how Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced on his social media account the statements made by the high-ranking U.S. official.

“The reality is undeniable: on January 29, 2026, your President signed an Executive Order threatening all countries with tariffs if they export fuel to Cuba,” argued the Political Bureau member.

Referring to the difficult situation Cuba faces due to this measure, he pointed out that “in four months, only one fuel shipment has arrived in Cuba,” adding that “all our suppliers are being intimidated and threatened in violation of free trade and freedom of navigation.”

The Cuban Foreign Minister also emphasized that “the new Executive Order of May 1st establishes secondary sanctions in the energy sector” and stated what is undeniably true, despite attempts to conceal it:

“The Secretary is well aware of the damage and suffering that the criminal oil embargo he himself proposed to his President is causing the Cuban people today.”

Cuba and US Relations

Cuba does not pose a threat to the U.S.

“Cuba is a peaceful country that does not attack others”

The Cuban Foreign Minister asserted that the island does not pose a threat to the U.S.

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“It is absurd for the State Department to claim that Cuba, a developing country, relatively small and subjected to a brutal economic war, could pose a threat to the world’s greatest military, technological, and economic power.”
This was stated Wednesday via social media by Political Bureau member and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, who added that: “Cuba is a peaceful country that does not attack others, does not allow its territory to be used against others, and has a clean record against terrorism, international organized crime, and violence,” as the U.S. government has tried to demonstrate—unsuccessfully and without argument.
The head of Cuban diplomacy insisted that this information is known to both the U.S. government and its security and defense agencies. “You can’t create pretexts with such weak and fallacious arguments,” he asserted.