UN condemns U.S. economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out amid Trump push
Summary
The U.N. General Assembly voted 130-17, with 25 abstentions, to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th consecutive year. Support fell from more than 160 votes last year, as several countries that had previously supported the resolution voted against it or abstained amid U.S. efforts to influence the vote.Key Facts
- The General Assembly resolution is not legally binding.
- Germany, Italy and Latvia abstained for the first time in the resolution’s 34-year history.
- Bosnia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Lithuania, Morocco, North Macedonia, Paraguay and Slovenia voted against the resolution, most for the first time.
- Cuba is facing power outages, shortages and financial difficulties.
- President Donald Trump recently raised the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, saying U.S. warships could stop there on their return from the Iran war.
- U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez exchanged heated words at the General Assembly on Tuesday.
- The United States first imposed the embargo in 1960, after Fidel Castro’s revolution and the nationalization of property belonging to U.S. citizens and companies.
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