President of Cuba: America seeks to seize our country and is pursuing a policy of extermination
accused Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Sunday United States by seeking "Seizure" On his country and his approach "A policy involving extermination"
The administration of President Donald Trump has tightened its restrictions on the island since January, adding to the blockade it has imposed on it for decades, an oil embargo and a long list of sanctions against Cuban companies and leaders.
This has caused a sharp decline in the number of tourists, the departure of many foreign companies, and a scarcity of hard currency.
The latest sanctions announced on Thursday affected the Cuban medical missions program abroad, which is one of the main sources of revenue. The country.
Sparking a social explosion
Díaz-Canel, from Pinar del Río province in the west of the country, said: "Cuba is fighting a historic battle today" in the face of "A policy involving extermination that set as its goal the strangulation of an entire people in order to seize control of the country".
He saw that "Siege is a weapon of war and causes casualties"considering that Washington is seeking to provoke "Social explosion" In Cuba and other countries "With the sole goal of imposing governments consistent with their interests"
Cuba, with a population of approximately 9.4 million people, is suffering from a severe crisis in the energy sector that leads to power outages for long periods of up to 30 continuous hours in the capital, and for several days in other provinces.
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