Cuba Rallies Support Against "Ruthless" US Blockade at UN The recent United Nations General Assembly debate on the US blockade against Cuba has highlighted a deepening crisis in diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana.
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez's impassioned plea to lift the embargo was met with predictable resistance from US officials, who insisted that only Cuba itself imposes an embargo.
Rodriguez denounced the blockade as collective punishment on the Cuban population, citing $8 billion in damages over the past year and 136 countries voting to support Cuba.