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The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to condemn the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba on Wednesday but some countries sat out of the vote for the first time in 34 years after pressure from the Trump administration.
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countries → vote → administration
Germany, Italy and Latvia were among Western countries that abstained for the first time in 34 years.
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that → abstain → years
Lithuania, Slovenia and the United Arab Emirates broke from their historic position by voting against the resolution.
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Lithuania → break → resolution
Costa Rica, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Honduras and Chile, which have traditionally backed Cuba’s efforts, opposed the resolution or abstained.
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which → back → resolution
Washington's campaign to influence the outcome was attributed as the reason a number of countries voted against the resolution or sat out for the first time.
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number → influence → time
It is not legally binding, but such votes reflect world opinion.
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votes → reflect → opinion
The vote came as Cuba endures deepening financial crises while the U.S. increases its already punishing economic campaign.
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U.S. → come → campaign
Trump once again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention last week, saying U.S. warships could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war.
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Mike Waltz’s shouting match with Cuban officials
Tensions between Washington and Havana have spilled over into public forums at the United Nations.
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Tensions → spill → Nations
On Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez found themselves in a shouting match on the floor of the General Assembly while debating the embargo resolution.
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Waltz → find → resolution
Shortly after Waltz had begun his criticism of the socialist government, Rodríguez walked down to the podium where the U.S. envoy was addressing the hall and called him a liar while trying to get a point of order from the official presiding over the session.
“This individual needs to back away from this podium.
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He’s not going to intimidate me in the United States of America,” Waltz said as U.N. security and personnel tried to intervene.
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security → go → America
"You understand who you’re dealing with?
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In a post on X, Rodríguez reminded Waltz where he was making his remarks, saying he's at the U.N., not at a national security meeting at the White House.
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he → remind → House
“With his crude lies at the UN General Assembly, the U.S. government has launched another desperate attempt to justify its economic aggression against Cuba and its criminal energy blockade,” he continued.
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he → launch → Cuba
A week earlier, a similar interaction between Waltz and his Cuban counterpart, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, took place outside a U.S.-hosted panel with Cuban dissidents and former prisoners that sought to highlight allegations of the oppressive behavior of the island's government.
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that → take → government
The episodes reflect a clear break from the traditional diplomatic decorum expected at the U.N. and the new phase of contentiousness between the U.S. and Cuba.
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episodes → reflect → U.S.
The U.S. embargo against Cuba was first imposed in 1960 after Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista and nationalized properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations.
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that → impose → citizens
As a result, the Caribbean country has spent decades facing the dire impact of longtime economic and financial troubles.
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country → spend → troubles
It is now being pushed to a breaking point after Trump announced in late January that he would impose tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba.
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that → push → Cuba
The warning has effectively cut off fuel to the island, leading to widespread power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, the water supply and internet and telephone services.
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that → cut → cooking
The Aporia
