The history of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba, imposed by the United States government in 1962, is also the history of its constant rejection by a large part of the international community. The progressive intensification of this policy has generated, almost in parallel, waves of solidarity from around the world.
Year after year, since 1992, the United Nations General Assembly has denounced, through the votes of various countries, the blockade that has lasted more than six decades and is considered the longest in history imposed on a country. In each of these sessions, Cuba has achieved an overwhelming victory.
The latest chapter in this story was President Donald Trump's executive order, through sanctions aimed at creating further obstacles to the supply of oil to the island. Far from accepting this unjust imposition, parliaments, groups, and political parties from all continents have responded firmly and issued statements recognizing the dignity of the Cuban people and their right to defend their sovereignty against measures that seek to bring the island to collapse.
POLITICAL PARTIES AROUND THE WORLD CONDEMN HOSTILITY AGAINST CUBA
The pronouncements of political parties, as forces that structure governance and shape the course of nations, also represent the positions of the people and mobilize other organizations of different ideologies and continents. To date, dozens of them have raised their voices in support of Cuba.
In meetings held by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, as special envoy of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the Government to Vietnam, To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressed to the head of Cuban diplomacy "the consistent position of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people of solidarity, support, and accompaniment to the brotherly Cuban people," and emphasized their willingness to assist in overcoming difficulties and in the country's development.
Also in his capacity as special envoy to China, the Cuban Foreign Minister met with Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, who reaffirmed his nation's support for Cuba's just struggle against the sanctions. He also expressed his conviction that the CPC will overcome the difficulties and obstacles and guide the people toward new successes in building socialism.
In the United States, the Communist Party of that country characterized this policy as part of a fascist and dangerous threat and demanded the immediate revocation of this executive order, the complete lifting of the economic blockade, and the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
"We are committed to continuing to mobilize the working class and the peaceful people of the United States to fight against this policy and this regime of criminals and fascists," he declared.
Enrique Santiago, spokesman for the United Left (Spanish federation of left-wing parties), criticized Trump's intention to tighten the blockade "so often rejected by the UN," and stressed that the Cuban people aspire to remain "free and sovereign," not a U.S. colony.
Defending Cuba from this aggression is an ethical and political obligation, he said in a message on the social network X. Meanwhile, Pablo Fernández, spokesperson and organizing secretary of Podemos, a left-wing party in Spain, defined the imposed measures as "U.S. state terrorism against Cuba."
Similarly, organizations in Latin America, in Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, among others, also expressed their sentiments. The president of the Communist Party of Chile, Lautaro Carmona, called for increased political and material solidarity with Cuba and warned that this action, coupled with the threat of imposing tariffs on those who sell fuel to the island, only deepens the criminal blockade that the Cuban people have resisted for decades.
Carmen Hertz, a member of parliament from that party, expressed her support for our government and highlighted the Caribbean island's steadfastness in the face of imperialist aggression: "But neither the claws of desperation, nor more than 60 years of a genocidal blockade, have been able, nor will they ever be able, to diminish the dignity and unwavering courage of the Cuban people," she emphasized.
In response to the multitude of messages of support received from around the world, Cuba has expressed its gratitude to the countries, legislative bodies, parliamentary friendship groups, and political organizations.
FROM PARLIAMENTS, VOICES OF THE PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF THE ISLAND
The essence of a parliament lies in being the collective voice of a people, channeled through the representatives they have democratically elected. And precisely because a national parliament, or a legislative assembly, speaks out on a matter of international politics, it demonstrates that what is issued is not a mere opinion.
In response to Trump's recent executive order, parliamentary statements have demonstrated a willingness to denounce this aggressive policy and reaffirm, from their seats in Congress, that Cuba must live free from external pressure.
Rashida Tlaib, a member of the U.S. Congress, denounced the imposition of the measure: “This Executive Order will kill countless innocent Cubans. I am horrified by the Trump Administration’s attempt to strangle an entire people. Homes, schools, and hospitals without electricity. Children without food or medicine. Cuba poses no threat to the United States. This is pure cruelty,” said the Democratic representative from the state of Michigan.
Homes, schools, and hospitals without electricity. Children without food or medicine. Cuba poses no threat to the United States. This is pure cruelty,” said the Democratic representative from the state of Michigan. From Mexico, federal deputy Dolores Padierna Luna, vice-coordinator of the Legislative Organization of the Morena Parliamentary Group, described the imposition as "pure imperialism" and denounced such measures as a "trade war aggression" intended to punish sovereign countries and use hunger and energy as weapons of pressure.
She also described them as "inhumane, illegal, and coercive," designed to suffocate an entire population and force geopolitical alignments. "There is no national security here: there is economic domination, international blackmail, and collective punishment," she concluded. Days earlier, the group met with the Cuban ambassador to Mexico to highlight the resilience of the Cuban people and support President Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to maintain cooperative relations with the island. Under the premise that the United States seeks any pretext for military intervention in Cuba, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament also issued a statement. The first vice-chairman of the International Affairs Committee of that body, Alexei Chepa, said that the order to sanction oil imports "is one more reason to create international uproar."
“It’s a very strange and convenient pretext to generate another scandal. We remember that the pretext for intervening in Venezuela was the fight against drug trafficking. Today they claim there is a real threat to Washington from Cuba. A real threat! It’s nonsense, a pretext to organize an intervention in Cuba,” he stated.
Among other statements, the Left in the European Parliament—comprised of more than a dozen political parties—denounced the flagrant violation of Cuban sovereignty and international law, calling on the European Union “to act to force an end to this illegal blockade.”
Other voices continue to join these.
