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| Raul Castro and his handpicked president Miguel Diaz-Canel meet Putin's foreign minister |
Overview of how Castro regime is backing Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine
Agence France-Presse reported that Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on April 20, 2023 thanked the Castro regime for its 'full understanding' over the war in Ukraine as he started his visit to the island nation during a tour of Latin American allies backing the illegal war.
"We appreciate that from the start of the special military operation, our Cuban friends... have clearly shown their position and expressed their full understanding in their evaluations of the reasons that led to the current situation," said Lavrov during a meeting with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez, according to the Russian foreign ministry's Telegram account.
What was the Russian foreign minister referring to when he said that "our Cuban friends" had " clearly shown their position"? Below is a partial accounting of the actions taken by Havana in support of Moscow's illegal war.
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| Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez laughs with Sergey Lavrov |
On February 23, 2023 Cuba abstained from voting on a non-binding resolution at the United Nations that called on Russia to leave Ukraine.
On November 22, 2022, Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel stated in Moscow that "Russia is not responsible" for the current conflict in Ukraine, and praised Vladimir Putin's “vigorous historical analysis” used to justify the Russian invasion, "and annexation of sovereign Ukrainian territory."
On October 12, 2022 at the UN General Assembly Cuba was one of the 35 countries that abstained, and its ally Nicaragua was one of the 5 that voted against a resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s annexation of four Eastern Ukraine regions. .
On September 16, 2022 Cuba was one of seven countries voting "no" at the UN General Assembly together with Belarus, Eritrea, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria, and Russia. This "no" vote was to silence Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky from delivering a pre-recorded address at the UN General Assembly.
On September 15, 2022 "Russian top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov urged for the establishment of an international coalition with countries" that included Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Syria, Serbia, and Venezuela for its war against Ukraine.
On April 7, 2022 Cuba, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Vietnam, were among those who voted against suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council ( 93 voted to suspend, 24 against, and 58 abstentions.)
On March 2, 2022 Cuba and Nicaragua abstained from the vote condemning the Russian invasion at the United Nations General Assembly. ( 141 votes to condemn the invasion, 5 against and 35 abstentions).
Euronews reported on February 24, 2022 that "only Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Syria supported the Russian recognition of independence for the occupied regions in Luhansk and Donetsk."
The Cuban government is spreading Russian propaganda both domestically and internationally defending Putin's invasion, and repeating Moscow's talking points.
Cubans dissenting from this official line on the island have been arrested.
Cuba has taken part in Russia’s International Military Exercises that in 2022 were held in Venezuela and Iran.
This is another reason to expel Cuba from the UN Human Rights Council.
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