Cuba Stands Firm with Colombia Against U.S. Sanctions and Military Provocations
Havana condemns Washington’s imperial arrogance and warns of renewed U.S. militarization in the Caribbean
Cuba, PUREWILAYAH.COM — Cuba has expressed strong solidarity with Colombia and denounced the latest wave of U.S. sanctions as a new act of imperial aggression aimed at destabilizing independent nations of Latin America.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel voiced unwavering support for Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who has been targeted by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) alongside his family and government officials.
The sanctions freeze any U.S.-based assets and prohibit Americans from conducting transactions with them — a move widely seen as a political attack on Colombia’s sovereign leadership.
“From Cuba, we express our complete solidarity with you and your family as you face the sanctions imposed by the Yankee empire in its usual arrogance,” Díaz-Canel declared. “We strongly support your words, we will not retreat a single step, and we will never bow down.”
Díaz-Canel’s remarks reflect Havana’s deepening alliance with Bogotá amid Washington’s escalating pressure campaign. Observers say this moment symbolizes the growing unity of Latin American nations rejecting decades of U.S. interference and coercive diplomacy.
Cuba Warns Against U.S. Militarization of the Caribbean
In a separate statement, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group in the Caribbean under what he called the “false pretext” of anti-narcotics operations.
Rodríguez warned that the move threatens the Zone of Peace established by Latin American and Caribbean nations, describing it as a direct provocation and a sign of possible military aggression — particularly against Venezuela.
“The operation is not about fighting drugs,” he said. “It’s a show of force that seeks to intimidate sovereign nations of the region. Cuba will continue to defend regional sovereignty and oppose U.S. interference and dominance.”
Analysts note that the U.S. military buildup coincides with Washington’s intensifying sanctions strategy, designed to reassert control over independent governments in the hemisphere.
Petro Defies U.S. Intimidation: “I Have Nothing to Hide”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro denounced the sanctions as politically motivated, asserting that they came after he publicly revealed U.S. intelligence ties to the Israeli Pegasus spyware program funded by the CIA.
“I was sanctioned because I told the truth,” Petro said. “The CIA financed the Israeli Pegasus spy program. I have no financial ties to the United States — not a single dollar in the U.S. and no account to freeze.”
Petro further accused U.S.-aligned Colombian elites of conspiring with Washington to silence his government’s calls for sovereignty and justice. “Mr. Trump, the businessmen and fake politicians who have now become your allies are the Colombian mafia,” he declared.
A New Axis of Resistance in Latin America
The confrontation between Washington and Bogotá underscores a larger shift in the region — one in which independent governments are uniting against U.S. coercion and reasserting control over their national and economic destinies.
Both Cuba and Colombia have reaffirmed their commitment to regional sovereignty, rejecting what they describe as a new phase of “Yankee imperial arrogance.”
From Caracas to Havana to Bogotá, a growing bloc of nations is determined to end U.S. domination in Latin America — insisting that peace, justice, and independence cannot coexist with sanctions, occupation, and military intimidation. (PW)