The First Secretary of the Party's Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, strongly rejected the naval blockade imposed by the U.S. government on Venezuela. In a message on X, the Cuban leader reaffirmed his firm support "for President Nicolás Maduro, the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, and its Popular-Military Union."
On the same network, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, member of the Political Bureau and Minister of Foreign Affairs, described it as a very serious violation of international law and an escalation of aggression.
The new measure was announced yesterday by the U.S. administration. "Today, I am ordering a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela," President Donald Trump posted on his social media account.
The Bolivarian government, in a statement, defined the order as "a reckless and serious threat" that violates international law, free trade, and free navigation.
It denounced that the White House's objective is "to steal the wealth that belongs to our homeland" and called on the people of the United States and the world to reject by all means "this extravagant threat that reveals the true intentions" of Trump.
"Venezuela will never again be a colony of any empire or foreign power and will continue, together with its people, on the path of building prosperity and the unrestricted defense of our independence and sovereignty," the statement emphasized.
