Why Russia And China Should Step Up The Defense Of Cuba – OpEd |
The Trump regime has escalated the decades-long illegal U.S. embargo on Cuba to a full-on economic war. The Caribbean island nation of 11 million, in the midst of recovering from a hurricane disaster just three months ago, is facing an existential crisis due to a fuel blockade after Trump announced a total cut-off in oil shipments.
Yet the American thug has perversely declared Cuba a “threat to U.S. national security,” thereby giving himself license to impose genocidal suffering.
Washington has halted all shipments from Venezuela after the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January. Caracas had been a lifeline to the socialist ally for receiving oil supplies. Now, Trump has ordered all countries to cease sending fuel exports to Cuba under pain of economic sanctions and seizure of ships.
The situation in Cuba is critical. President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ordered emergency rationing as the country is hit with rolling blackouts. “Not allowing a single drop of fuel to enter our country will affect transportation, food production, tourism, children’s education, and the healthcare system,” he said.
Russia and China have condemned the U.S. aggression against Cuba. Moscow has promised to continue supplying crude oil despite the threat of American sanctions. China has also expressed solidarity with the supply of food aid and solar technology to boost Cuba’s growing network of renewable energy sources.
But Russia and China should be doing more to defend an ally in need under the principle that an attack on one of us is an attack on all.
Time is of the essence. The Trump regime has Cuba in its crosshairs for regime........