STATEMENT OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.
In the face of the imperialist onslaught, Cuba will win
US President Donald Trump has been attacking Cuba from day one and without any pretext. The decision to reestablish the criminal economic war measures against Cuba, which his predecessor eliminated only days before, is a demonstration of the aggressiveness of US imperialism against the sovereignty, peace and well-being of the Cuban population. Among them is the inclusion of our country, once again, in the arbitrary list of States that supposedly sponsor terrorism, a designation that shows an absolute disregard for the truth.
This is not surprising. The Foreign Ministry’s statement on January 14 already warned that “the government of that country could reverse in the future the measures adopted today, as has happened on other occasions and as a sign of the lack of legitimacy, ethics, consistency and reason of its conduct against Cuba.” It also stated that “American politicians do not usually stop to find justification…” This is how the country is governed.
Trump has interpreted his coming to power as the coronation of an emperor. His ambitions include, just to start with, the conquest of Canada, the usurpation of Greenland, the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and the stripping of the Panamanians of their canal. The hegemonic Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny, which were imposed through blood and fire in Latin America and the Caribbean, is the guide for the new government team.
He is associated with the groups and politicians who have made aggression against Cuba a way of life, who have profited for decades from the anti-Cuban business and who today share the intoxication of the new president. They all bear a high responsibility for the difficult economic situation of the country and for the increase in the migratory flow from Cuba to the United States.
This new act of aggression by the United States government against the Cuban people shows, once again, the true, cruel, merciless objective of these and so many other measures of siege and suffocation, which are applied against Cuba for the purpose of domination. It constitutes a reaction of impotence in the face of the inability to bend our will and in the face of the respect, sympathy and support that the Revolution inspires among the peoples of the world.
The economic blockade, its reinforcement and the new aggressive measures will continue to weigh, with a very damaging effect, on our economy, the standard of living, the potential for development and the legitimate dreams of justice and well-being of the Cuban people, as has been the case in recent years.
They will not divert us from the socialist path, from the effort to recover the economy, from promoting greater solidarity, creativity, talent, and work spirit, and from defending as an impregnable bastion the freedom, independence, sovereignty and privilege of building a future without foreign interference.
The Cuban people are grateful for the many expressions of support and solidarity received from all over the world, from governments, Cubans living abroad, parliaments, political, religious and social organizations, and from political figures in the United States and other countries.
No one should be fooled. The Cuban people expressed themselves with clear determination and strength in the march on December 20. In Cuba prevails the conviction that CUBA WILL WIN.
HOMELAND OR DEATH, WE WILL WIN.
