Cuba rejects US naval blockade of Venezuela

Havana, Dec. 17 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban government expressed its opposition to the naval blockade imposed by the United States on Venezuela, a position reported in local media.

December 17, 2025
05:38

“We strongly reject the naval blockade of Venezuela by the US government,” declared Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in a message on X.

“We firmly support President Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, and its Popular-Military Union,” added the head of state.

On the same social media platform, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez expressed “full support for the statement published by the Venezuelan government,” which denounces and challenges the US measure.

He also commented that “the naval blockade against Venezuela announced by the US government is a grave violation of international law and an escalation of aggression against the Bolivarian government.”

“Our full and unwavering support for the constitutional President Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, and its Popular-Military Union,” proclaimed the Cuban Foreign Minister.

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