On X the foreign minister remembered words from the Commander-in-Chief Fidel who stated that Washington’s blockade and acts of aggression against Cuba lack moral grounds and are discredited in the eyes of the international community.

  “Their economic blockade and their acts of aggression against us are discredited; they are untenable in the eyes of the world. They have no moral basis to defend that policy against us.”

  “The blockade remains in place. The immoral aspect of this US policy is that it seeks to use the blockade as a bargaining chip with us,” Rodriguez quoted.

  For over six decades, Cuba has been the victim of an economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States government. This policy affects every sector of the country’s economic and social life, with the primary objective of subjugating the Caribbean nation’s people through hunger and deprivation.

  This unilateral policy has intensified in recent months with a blockade on oil supplies that prevents fuel from reaching the island, thereby complicating daily life for families and hindering the nation’s economic development.

  Recently, on the same digital platform, Rodríguez denounced that Washington has been maintaining a total energy blockade—in effect since January 2026—that prevents the importation not only of fuel but also of solar panels, photovoltaic equipment, and technologies and supplies destined for the National Electric System.

  “They exert pressure and blackmail, preventing international shipping companies from reaching our country.     Consequently, more than seven thousand containers bound for Cuba—containing these materials as well as others essential for the healthcare and food systems—remain held up in Caribbean ports,” the minister added.

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