British News Agency

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez made a statement regarding the sanctions imposed by the United States (US) on Cuba and oil shipments.

President Diaz-Canel reacted to statements claiming that there is no oil embargo against Cuba, saying: "Shamelessly, with astonishing arrogance, they lie again and again without presenting a single piece of evidence to support their claims. The crime belongs to those who ordered the blocking of all access to material and financial resources. Or has the executive order dated January 29, 2026, which punishes any country supplying fuel to Cuba with irrational customs tariffs, been suspended? Then how are we supposed to understand the Treasury Department’s continued restriction of fuel shipments to Cuba in its systematic updates? Minds distorted enough to deny this collective punishment imposed on an entire people before the world can also deny that it is increasingly turning into an act of genocide. This has been the practice of that empire: launching wars based on lies and destroying peoples. It is not events and words, but the answers demanded by Cuba and the world that are real. Lift the bloqueo and let us see how far we can go."