The students also expressed, at the meeting held at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the Russian Federation, their rejection of the tightened economic, commercial, financial, and energy blockade imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump against the Caribbean nation.

They stated, “These actions by Washington are intended to stifle and subdue Cuba, but we are willing to defend the revolution and the social project undertaken by our people.”

The meeting also corroborated that the scholarship program, developed through a government agreement between Russia and Cuba, is progressing satisfactorily, and the students are training in specialties necessary for the economic and social development of their country.

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