'GENOCIDAL', Cuba's Ambassador Calls US 70-Year Blockade A Crime Against The Cuban People In Moscow

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov declared that Washington's tightening sanctions pressure on Cuba represents "a sign of US weakness" rather than strength, speaking at a ceremony in Moscow marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Ryabkov pledged Russia's "unwavering solidarity" with Cuba and vowed that the two countries' comprehensive bilateral strategic partnership would continue to deepen despite what he described as Western intimidation and political blackmail. Cuban Ambassador to Russia Enrique Orta Gonzalez characterised the United States' near-70-year economic blockade of Cuba as having taken on "an increasingly pronounced genocidal character," accusing Washington of compounding humanitarian damage through an aggressive energy blockade in recent months. Russia's Communist Party leader Gennadi Zyuganov also spoke at the ceremony, accusing Anglo-Saxon nations and NATO of declaring war aimed at "the complete destruction of t

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