Madrid/The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has confirmed the version of his country’s embassy in Cuba and assures that aid will be sent to the Island. “We are, without a doubt, in solidarity with Cuba. We will help it, including materially. It is already being done,” said the senior official. to the TASS agencyalthough he avoided specifying more details again. “Depending on how the situation develops, there are several possible options.”
Riabkov also added that “there are other friendly countries of Havana, included in the Brics forum, that are also doing their best,” and specifically cited China. The Asian giant has reiterated its willingness to help within its means, but there has been nothing tangible to date.
Analysts emphasize that both states are trying to strike a balance so as not to strain relations with the United States, which Riabkov accused this Friday of exerting “very strong pressure” on the Cuban regime. “Within the framework of the updated Monroe Doctrine, Washington does not stop at any illegal method that tramples on the foundations of international law,” he stated.
“Within the framework of the updated Monroe Doctrine, Washington does not stop at any illegal method that tramples on the foundations of international law”
The Kremlin assured on Thursday that it will send oil to Cuba, but that it does not want an escalation with the White House due to this issue, although Dimitri Peskov – its spokesman – added that bilateral trade between both countries is almost non-existent. The caution, therefore, could come more from the fear that the ship will be confiscated, According to some experts to the newspaper Izvestia.
A much more concrete partner, despite the friction of recent times, left Cuba this Thursday in Santiago de Chile, where they are not waiting to finalize anything. To the announcement this Thursday from the chancellorAlberto van Klaveren, who described the situation on the Island as a “humanitarian drama”, and indicated that in the next few hours the final amount of aid will be detailed, a statement from the president himself, Gabriel Boric, was added.
“The blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba and that has worsened in recent weeks is criminal and an attack on the human rights of an entire people. There may be differences with Cuba, but nothing justifies the damage that is being done to children and innocent citizens,” the president published on his X account.
The president confirmed that the shipment will be channeled through Unicef and that the amount will come from the Chile Fund against Hunger and Poverty, with which the Island was already helped after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, as well as Gaza and Ukraine. Boric also pointed out that the contribution will be “along with other Latin American countries” and asked to “end this inhumane blockade.”
The president received responses of all kinds, including that of the propagandist Pedro Jorge Velázquez, known in networks as El Necio, who reproached him for having endorsed the actions of the United States with his statements a few months ago, when Boric said in at least two international interviews that there is a dictatorship in Cuba. He president was then accused by Bruno Rodríguez of “opportunism” and of having committed “errors and inconsistencies [que] They handed over their country to the neo-fascist extreme right.” “Perhaps unintentionally, it serves the aspiration of imperialism,” he snapped.
“At least this is a different and more coherent position. Just know that deliberately saying that ‘Cuba is a dictatorship’ are stories that later justify sanctions and blockades. Those who applaud you in Miami when you say that are the same ones who applaud Trump’s total blockade now. As you say, you can have differences. Valid. But do not harm a people, nor forget what Cuba, even with its mistakes, has represented,” The Fool told him.
However, a large majority of users appreciated the gesture, including many who pointed out that the greatest responsibility for the situation on the Island is the fault of the Cuban regime.
However, a large majority of users appreciated the gesture, including many who pointed out that the greatest responsibility for the situation on the Island is the fault of the Cuban regime.
Boric’s decision has made bring out political differences when there is barely a month left until José Antonio Kast takes power. The Government affirmed that the decision was made for humanitarian purposes and not due to pressure from the Communist Party of Chile.
“If the Government wants to provide real help, what it has to do is support the initiatives of the international community that put an end once and for all to one of the crudest and most violent dictatorships that a Latin American people has had to suffer during the last 100 years,” said the president of the Republican Party, Arturo Squella.
Senator Felipe Kast, for his part, accused Boric of “going out to help the cruelest and longest-running dictatorship in America with alms.” While the libertarian Johannes Kaiser urged the next president to reverse the decision: “It is the obligation of the future Government to prevent, by all means at its disposal, this new fraud on Chileans from taking place.”
A similar situation exists in Mexico, from where two loaded ships arrived yesterday extraordinarily celebrated by the Cuban authorities, who consider it beyond material aid, a symbol of friendship and solidarity. Despite criticism from the opposition, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that a second shipment of humanitarian aid to the Island is planned after the return of the military ships and added that there is a reserve of more than 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans “pending to be sent.”
Meanwhile, his party, Morena, has started a mega collection so that citizens can contribute what they wish to send to the Island, although the list of priorities that he offered includes medicines and medical instruments, hand-held internal supplies, solar lamps, batteries, hygiene products and non-perishable food. In addition, the group has assured that all its representatives with political positions will donate one month of their salary to Cuba.
“It is about the rules of global coexistence. Words matter little when there is a reality that so dramatically affects millions of people. It is a matter of ethics. We cannot let them lead a people to disaster,” they declared to the Mexican press.
