Why it matters:
In Cuba, the rallies show how Latin American nations continue to unite against U.S. pressure and the reach of global capitalist powers. But what makes the moment more important is that similar protests are happening inside the United States, including in New York and other cities. When Americans themselves speak out against attacks on Venezuela, it challenges the idea that Washington’s policy has domestic support.
Thousands in New York took to the streets to protest U.S. war policies.
The big picture:
In recent months, the United States under Donald Trump has dramatically escalated military pressure on Venezuela, deploying a large naval force in the Caribbean, carrying out secret strikes on vessels the U.S. claims are involved in drug trafficking, and declaring Venezuelan airspace “closed in its entirety.” In response, Venezuela and Cuba have reacted in a unified manner against the U.S. pressure: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called the interference a “political suicide” for Trump, while Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla described the actions as “offensive and extensive.”
What she's saying:
One participant in the deomnstrations in an interview said:
“Cuba’s support for Venezuela is extremely important because Venezuela is a brotherly nation, and for years we have built strong alliances. Each one respecting its own idiosyncrasy and its own nature, but we are brotherly peoples who fight for the same cause: to be free, to have self-determination, to be independent.”
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