Cuba blames Washington for Ukraine crisis, calls for diplomacy

Cuba, a close ally of Russia, has criticized the United States for pushing for “the gradual expansion of NATO to the borders of the Russian Federation” and called for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis in order to maintain world peace.

In a statement last night, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said the United States had intensified its threats against Russia, exacerbating the crisis. The Cuban Foreign Ministry statement did not specifically mention Russian aid to the breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.

“The US government has been threatening Russia for weeks and manipulating the international community about the dangers of an ‘impending mass invasion’ of Ukraine,” the statement said. unfair sanctions and threatens with additional retaliation “, it is added.

In a statement issued yesterday, Cuba described the “constructive and respectful dialogue” needed to resolve the Ukraine crisis.

“We call on the United States and NATO to take seriously and realistically the reasonable demands for security guarantees of the Russian Federation, which has the right to defend itself,” he said.

“The United States’ determination to impose a gradual expansion of NATO into the Russian Federation’s borders poses a threat to its national security and to regional and global peace,” the statement said.

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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