Cuba condemns new US sanctions as violating UN Charter
TASS
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla condemned new U.S. sanctions as extraterritorial and a violation of the UN Charter, calling them collective punishment against Cubans. The measures were announced on May 1, coinciding with protests in Cuba against the U.S. blockade.
On May 2, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla strongly condemned new unilateral sanctions announced by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. On social media platform X, Parrilla stressed that the measures are extraterritorial and violate the United Nations Charter.
“We completely reject the recent unilateral coercive measures imposed by the U.S. government. These measures are extraterritorial in nature and violate the UN Charter. The U.S. has no right to impose measures against Cuba or against third countries or entities,” Cuba's top diplomat wrote.
Parrilla also criticized the U.S. action for “showing the intention to impose, once again, collective punishment on the Cuban people.” He noted that the measures were announced on May 1, the day millions of Cubans took to the streets to protest the U.S. blockade and energy siege. “While the U.S. government represses its own people on the streets, it seeks to punish our people, who are heroically resisting the attacks of U.S. imperialism,” Parrilla stressed.
Earlier, on May 1, President Trump signed an executive order imposing new unilateral sanctions on Cuba, including measures that could affect third countries. The White House press office published the contents of the document.
