Washington has cut off oil and fuel ships to Cuba, claiming the small Caribbean nation poses a 'national security threat' to the US

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Washington has cut off oil and fuel ships to Cuba, claiming the small Caribbean nation poses a ‘national security threat’ to the US

The US is “strangling” Cuba, Russia warned on 9 February, stressing that the Kremlin is looking for ways to assist the island nation to withstand Washington’s intensified blockade.

“The situation in Cuba is indeed critical … We are aware of this, and we maintain close contact with our Cuban friends through diplomatic and other channels,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.

He added that “the stranglehold imposed by the United States is already causing a lot of difficulties for Cuba,” noting that Moscow and Havana are discussing “possible ways to resolve these problems or at least provide all possible assistance.”

After abducting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and taking control of that country’s oil production, US President Donald Trump and his advisors have turned to fomenting regime change in Cuba.

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump wrote on his social media platform on 11 January, adding, “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”

On 30 January, the US imposed sanctions and potential tariffs on countries providing fuel to Cuba, labeling the island a “national security threat” to the US.

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  • Богданова@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    18·
    4 months ago

    China wants you to join the Socialist revolution and build up your productive forces, to better assist other projects internally and externally, around the globe.

    Chairman Mao once said:

    The reason they still do not understand it is because they have been poisoned by the deceitful corrupting words off metaphysicisis like Dong Zhongshu, “Conform to the required meets and do not seek gain, be concerned with the way and do not plan for merit,” and have not yet cast them fully aside. It is also because they consider politics, Party and army affairs come first and are most important, while economic work, although also important, is not important to the same degree. They feel that they themselves do not have to divide their attention or to give much attention by being concerned.

    He pointed out that in the two tasks of rectification and production,

    Education (or study) cannot be carried out alone. We are not in a time when “official rank lies in study.” We cannot go and “conform to the requirements and illuminate the way” with hungry stomachs. We must get food to eat. We must pay attention to economic work. Talking of education or study separately from economic work is merely using superfluous and empty words. Talking of “revolution” separately from economic work is like making revolution against the Finance Department and against yourselves. The enemy will not be in the least hurt by you.

    How wonderful are these words of Chairman Mao! How accurate, vivid, and lively they are! Shouldn’t our comrades who have been neglecting production follow Chairman Mao’s directives and seriously examine their own words and actions? If they are still unmoved after hearing these words, doesn’t it prove that they are poisoned by the “idealist, deceptive, and decadent words” of Confucius and Mencius? Shouldn’t we then thoroughly cleanse out this poison?

    From A Poisonous Weed

    Now doesn’t this perfectly describe the state of Western Marxism? Strong theory and principles, yet no material base. With exception of some, mostly Anarchist, organization that do de-centralized Praxis through mutual-aid and such. In large part because nobody else seems to give a damn.

    I’m still seeing comrades who will immediately throw an emotional temper tantrum and organize a protest for the sake of “Human Rights” in nations abroad that WE sanction. And then we have the audacity to tell them how shit of a job they have at running the country. Honestly unbelievable, the lack of self-awareness.

    • cornishon@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      7·
      4 months ago

      Yeah, it’s very convenient to criticize China for being “insufficiently internationalist” when not a single socialist organization in the West even has any physical ability to do anything for Cuba, since they have no economic base, no production to speak of, only parties, forums and book clubs.

      In fact, I would argue the current siege on Cuba is happening now precisely BECAUSE China started massively increasing its commitment to Cuba with the supplying of solar panels for Cuba to build sovereign and independent energy grid. In a couple years Cuba would be energy self-sufficient enough that a blockade like that would no longer work.

    • Damarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      It really does seem like way too many western leftists have a “China is evil because they refuse to save us from capitalism without us needing to put in any effort.” It is a step up from the slightly more common “China is evil because the CIA said so” but it still feels like a lot of liberal brainworms of expecting someone else to come in and fix things.

      I don’t want to die in a revolution, but neither did any successful revolutionaries, and they risked their lives anyway, none of them were special or exceptional, they were just regular people who decided to be brave instead of just keeping their heads down and hoping someone else would come and save them.