Cuba, 'The US lacks the moral authority to decide who trades with us'
Quick Look
- The Cuban government has denounced the seizure by the United States of 2.8 million liters of biodiesel destined for Cuba, blocking 90 shipments from Florida and Texas headed to the company Enetec, already under sanctions.
- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused Washington of lacking moral and practical authority, calling the actions an illegitimate naval blockade and energy siege, part of the oil embargo in place since January.
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Why It Matters
The confiscations are part of the US oil embargo against Cuba in force since January, aimed at exerting maximum pressure for economic and political changes in Havana.
The Cuban government has criticized the United States following the seizure of 2.8 million liters of biodiesel destined for the island. American authorities blocked 90 shipments departing from Florida and Texas and headed to the Cuban company Enetec, hit by sanctions. Furthermore, at the beginning of September, the US Coast Guard intercepted a vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said that "the United States lacks practical and moral authority" to decide who can trade with the country. According to the head of diplomacy, Washington's measures affect the entire international community and those who accept them as legal become "accomplices to collective punishment".
Rodríguez added that the US "does not even have the right to impose a naval blockade or an energy siege, nor to stop or search vessels on the high seas." The recent confiscations are part of the strict oil embargo in force since January, implemented to exert maximum pressure and force Havana to introduce economic and political changes.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Cuba could formally report the United States to international bodies for the seizure of biodiesel.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What will Cuba's next moves be in response to the kidnapping?
- Does the United States foresee further blockades of ships headed to Cuba?
- What is the actual impact of the seizure on Cuba's energy supplies?
