“Providing humanitarian aid to Cuba is not an act of confrontation; it is an act of consistency and an act of justice,” Alcalde said in a video shared on her X profile.

The MORENA leader pointed out that the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington for more than 60 years “has had profound cumulative effects” on Cuba.

“In the last few decades alone, multimillion-dollar economic losses have been documented, directly impacting people’s lives in terms of access to medicine, food, and basic supplies,” she explained, noting that this situation has worsened in recent weeks “due to the tightening of the US blockade.”

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 29 declaring a supposed national emergency and establishing a process for imposing tariffs on goods from countries that supply crude oil to Cuba.

Organizations have warned that depriving Cuba of access to oil would paralyze the country, as it affects critical sectors such as power generation, hospital operations, food production and distribution, and water pumping.

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