The Cuban regime accuses the EU of lacking objectivity and independence from the United States
14ymedio/EFE, Madrid, 25 May 2026 / The Cuban regime criticized the European Union (EU) for lacking “objectivity,” by failing to consider that United States sanctions are the main cause of the crisis on the Island, and expressed the hope that the European bloc’s position would be voiced with “independence” from Washington.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez posted a critical comment on social media this Monday about the EU’s positions, recently expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, during a special debate on Cuba in the European Parliament.
Rodríguez stated that failing to recognize that U.S. sanctions, “the oil siege and the military threat” against the Island are “the main causes” of the crisis “strips the European bloc of objectivity and reveals a clear double standard.”
“Nor have we heard any concern or support from her for the many European companies and citizens who are being threatened and harmed by the latest U.S. measures, which are clearly extraterritorial and illegal in nature,” he wrote.
In the Cuban foreign minister’s view, Kallas would be expected to adopt “a consistent position” in line with “international law and the peace promoted by the European bloc.”
The country’s situation “is the result of decades of structural economic failures, bad policies, and the impact of ongoing external restrictions and measures”
“We hope that the EU’s foreign policy, in the complicated circumstances the world is living through, where the use of force and imperialist domination are being imposed, will express European independence and traditional European and multilateral values, as its citizens demand,” he added.
Rodríguez nevertheless acknowledged the humanitarian aid offered by the EU and several of its member states, as well as their “contribution to the development of bilateral cooperation” structured through the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.
He added that Cuba will continue to back a relationship with the EU based on “respect, equality and reciprocity.”
Kallas, speaking in the European Parliament, said that “a negotiated reform is preferable” on the Island, but called on Havana to “put an end to political repression” and to its “uncompromising control of the economy.”
The head of European diplomacy stated that the country’s situation “is the result of decades of structural economic failures, bad policies, and the impact of ongoing external restrictions and measures.” She also stressed that “the European Union does not finance the Cuban State” and warned that “humanitarian support will not resolve Cuba’s crisis, but will merely alleviate immediate human suffering.”
Translated by GH
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