The United Nations General Assembly recently considered a resolution addressing the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. The voting outcome showed strong international support for lifting the embargo. The resolution received backing from 187 member states, while only the United States and Israel opposed it. Ukraine abstained from casting a vote. The report on the tally comes from RIA News, which highlights the broad consensus in favor of easing sanctions on Cuba.
Earlier, Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, called for the immediate and unconditional removal of the embargo. He stressed that Moscow expects concrete action to end the U.S. embargo and asserted that the United States should stop using sanctions as a global instrument to compel other countries to align with Washington’s preferences. Nebenzya’s remarks came at a UN General Assembly meeting devoted to the draft resolution on lifting the embargo.
At that gathering, U.S. officials suggested that Washington may be attempting to expand the reach of its sanctions, aiming to influence various states to adopt positions favorable to U.S. geopolitical goals. The discussion occurred in the broader context of debates over economic measures and the ways states use policy tools to shape international relations.
In related UN proceedings, another resolution was adopted condemning the desecration of holy books. This shows the diverse and sometimes divergent topics addressed by the General Assembly as it handles a wide range of international concerns. The latest voting on the Cuba embargo reflects a long-standing, contentious issue in U.S. foreign policy and the responses of the global community to sanctions as a policy instrument.