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CUBA has condemned the new escalation of the United States’ economic blockade following the issuance of an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at restricting fuel supplies to the island.
In a statement, the Cuban Revolutionary Government said the executive order, signed on January 29, 2026, declared a supposed national emergency that would allow Washington to impose trade tariffs on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba.
The Government said the move was designed to intensify economic measures that have been in place since Trump’s first term, accusing Washington of using blackmail, threats and direct coercion against third-world countries to prevent fuel shipments to the Caribbean nation.
“The United States government is attempting to impose additional pressure on the economic suffocation measures already in place to prevent fuel from entering our country,” reads the statement.
Cuba dismissed claims contained in the executive order that it poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to US national security and described the assertion as absurd and based on lies and defamatory accusations.
According to the Cuban government, the decision reflects a broader pattern in US foreign policy that relies on force and coercion to dictate trade relations between sovereign states, which it said amounted to a violation of international law and the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace.
“The executive order constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and confirms that it is the government of the United States that threatens security, stability and peace in the region and the world,” reads the statement.
Cuba said the latest measures came after more than six decades of failed attempts by Washington to overthrow the country’s revolutionary political system and undermine its sovereignty.
The Cuban government said it was willing to engage in dialogue with the United States based on international law, mutual respect and non-interference.
It said such a position has been consistently maintained over the years.
The government also rejected any suggestion that it posed a threat to the United States or its citizens and said Cuba was a peaceful nation that has not been sanctioned by the international community and has a long history of cooperation and solidarity with other countries.
Despite the tightening sanctions, the government said the Cuban people would not be intimidated by economic pressure or hardship.
“Imperialism is mistaken if it believes that economic pressure and the determination to cause suffering to millions of people will break our resolve to defend national sovereignty,” reads the statement.
Cuba called on the international community to reject what it termed aggression and impunity, warning that such actions could set a dangerous precedent, if left unchallenged.
It has pledged to confront the new measures with firmness and equanimity.
