The Embassy of Cuba in Antigua and Barbuda has strongly condemned a new set of measures announced by the United States government, characterising them as an "extraordinary escalation" of aggression against the Cuban people and a violation of international law.
According to Antigua.news, the condemnation followed recent actions by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with Cuban officials accusing Washington of intensifying its longstanding economic blockade while issuing what Havana described as renewed threats of military aggression against the island nation.
The embassy's statement noted that millions of Cubans took to the streets on May 1 to protest the decades-old US embargo, which Cuba characterises as a "genocidal economic, financial, commercial, and energy blockade." Cuban authorities said the US administration responded that same day by signing a new executive order aimed at further tightening sanctions.
The embassy said the new measures extend beyond previous sanctions by imposing penalties on foreign entities and third countries that conduct business with Cuba, representing a significant expansion of the embargo's extraterritorial reach.
Cuban officials warned that the latest actions are designed to isolate the country economically and engineer conditions for social and economic collapse.
"The US government is using every means possible to promote a scenario of total collapse in the economic and social living standards of the Cuban population," the statement read.
The embassy also rejected assertions that Cuba poses a threat to US national security, insisting that the Caribbean nation remains committed to peace and sovereignty. Officials further cautioned against any potential military action, warning that such a move would carry devastating consequences not only for Cuba but for the broader Caribbean and Latin American region.
The statement called on governments and citizens worldwide to oppose what Cuba described as attempts to impose "imperial interests" through economic pressure and threats of force.
Despite the mounting pressure, Cuban authorities maintained that the country would continue to defend its sovereignty and resist external domination.
"Cuba is not, nor will it ever be another US possession," the statement declared.
