Rubio says Cuban leaders are ‘standing in the way’ in message on country’s independence day
Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Cuba's communist leadership on the country's Independence Day, attributing the nation's economic struggles to corruption and mismanagement. He emphasized that the ruling elite are hindering progress for ordinary Cubans, who are facing severe hardships. Rubio also outlined a proposal for a new relationship with Cuba that would provide aid directly to the Cuban people, bypassing the government.
- ▪Marco Rubio marked Cuba's Independence Day with a critical message about the country's leadership.
- ▪He accused the military-linked elite of enriching themselves while ordinary Cubans suffer from economic hardship.
- ▪Rubio proposed a new relationship with Cuba that would direct aid to the people rather than the government.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked Cuba’s Independence Day on Wednesday with a sharply critical message blaming the island nation’s communist leadership for the country’s economic collapse and saying those in power are “the only thing standing in the way” of a better future for Cubans. In a video message released by the State Department on the anniversary of Cuba’s formal independence from Spain in 1902, Rubio accused the nation’s military-linked elite of enriching themselves while ordinary Cubans face rolling blackouts, food shortages, and economic hardship.
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