{"id":281576,"date":"2024-12-02T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=281576"},"modified":"2024-11-29T08:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T08:36:58","slug":"cuba-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela-and-condemns-new-us-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/12\/cuba-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela-and-condemns-new-us-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Expresses Solidarity with Venezuela and Condemns New US Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_281577\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/flag-CUBA-VENEZUELA.webp\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-281577\" class=\"wp-image-281577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/flag-CUBA-VENEZUELA.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/flag-CUBA-VENEZUELA.webp 580w, https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/flag-CUBA-VENEZUELA-300x171.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-281577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuba\u2019s position, which has historically maintained a close relationship with Venezuela, underlines its commitment to defending Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of what it calls external aggression 28 Nov 2024. Photo: @BrunoRguezP<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>This statement comes against a background of growing tension between Venezuela and the United States, where sanctions have been seen as an attempt to destabilize the Maduro government.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>28 Nov 2024 &#8211;<\/em> In a clear act of support for the Venezuelan government, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla condemned the recent sanctions imposed by the US government against Venezuelan public officials.<\/p>\n<p>Through a Twitter message, Rodriguez said: \u201cWe reject the new unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US government against public officials of #Venezuela. We reiterate the support and solidarity of #Cuba with the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, led by President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This statement comes against a background of growing tension between Venezuela and the United States, where sanctions have been seen as an attempt to destabilize the Maduro government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1862233640702214174&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telesurenglish.net%2Fcuba-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela-and-condemns-new-us-sanctions%2F&amp;sessionId=1857da9ab10287c9fb3ac4fa57ababc19e26d2b2&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1862233640702214174\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Cuba\u2019s position, which has historically maintained a close relationship with Venezuela, underlines its commitment to defending Venezuelan sovereignty in the face of what it calls external aggression.<\/p>\n<p>On the Telegram channel of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, the Bolivarian government thanked Cuba for its firm position.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telesurenglish.net\/cuba-expresses-solidarity-with-venezuela-and-condemns-new-us-sanctions\/\" >Go to Original &#8211; 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