The Government of Russia He called on his Cuban counterpart to jointly counteract the “illegal actions of the West,” a common task for Moscow and Havana, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
“We see our common task in continuing to work on cooperation mechanisms that make it possible to counteract as much as possible the illegal actions of the West,” said Riabkov, quoted by the TASS agency, speaking at Moscow State University.
The number two in Russian diplomacy emphasized that Cuba is a key strategic partner and ally of Russia in the Latin American region.
“Moscow and Havana are united in the need to create a more just and multipolar world order based on mutual respect, equality, the rejection of sanctions and the choice of one’s own development path,” he added.
The deputy minister noted that Russia highly values Havana’s understanding of the reasons for the special military operation in Ukraine and its solidarity with Moscow in multilateral forums in the midst of the hybrid war unleashed by the West, whose objective is to contain Russia and fuel Russophobia in the world.
He also advocated for the unconditional end of the commercial, economic and financial blockade imposed on the island by the United States.
“We insist on eliminating Cuba from the odious US list of state sponsors of terrorism,” he stated.
According to media, the United States instructed its diplomats to convince other countries to votar against the annual resolution of the UN General Assembly that demands the end of the blockade of Cuba with the argument that Havana supports Moscow in the war in Ukraine given the presence of between 1,000 and 5,000 Cubans on the Russian side.
