MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS/. Russia resolutely condemns US illegitimate prohibitive measures against Cuba and Washington’s pressure on the Cuban leadership and people, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
The US White House published an executive order on January 29, declaring an emergency over Cuba, its policy and government.
"Russia’s position on this score remains unchanged: unilateral measures of sanctions pressure on sovereign independent states taken in circumvention of the UN and the provisions of its Charter and other norms of international law are absolutely unacceptable," the Russian diplomat stressed.
"We resolutely denounce illegitimate prohibitive steps against Havana, the pressure on the Cuban leadership and citizens of that country. We are convinced that despite the obstacles created from outside on the way of its development, Cuba will continue maintaining effective foreign economic ties," Zakharova said.
As the Russian diplomat pointed out, "this is yet another and quite radical recurrence, the strategy of maximum pressure on the Island of Freedom repeatedly used by Washington, which is aimed at economically stifling it."
