Cuba publicly denounced a United States plan that, according to Cuban authorities, aims to provoke a "surrender through starvation" on the island. The Cuban government considers that the economic measures implemented by Washington constitute acts of genocide against the Cuban population.
Cuban authorities pointed to three specific measures as examples of this policy: the US economic embargo in place for more than six decades, the oil blockade initiated by Washington in January, and the sanctions imposed on foreign companies that maintain commercial ties with Cuba.
The United States is pointed to as the main responsible for these measures, while Cuba denounces that the combination of the prolonged embargo, the restrictions on oil supply, and the pressure on international companies aims to force a surrender of the country through the hunger and suffering of the population.
