The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the new escalation of economic blockade imposed by the imperialist US against Cuba.
The escalation of economic blockade, including a total blockade on fuel supply to Cuba, is clearly aimed to suffocate the people of Cuba in order to subordinate the country under the control of the imperialist US for its own geopolitical and economic interests at the expense of the lives of the Cuban people.
The latest US threats against Cuba come after the US military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. The US government is threatening countries that supply oil to Cuba with sanctions, which means a further blockade on Cuba that would bring more suffering to the people of Cuba. Cuba has already experienced power blackouts in recent years due to fuel shortages. Cutting off Cuba from its already limited oil supply is like taking away the lifeline for the survival of the people of Cuba. These aggressive actions and bullying approaches by the US government are against international laws and threatening world peace.
The imperialist US has been imposing an economic blockade on Cuba for over six decades since the revolutionary Cuban people overthrew the US-backed Fulgencio Batista dictatorship, just because Revolutionary Cuba is taking a different path of development to advance national liberation, self-determination and social justice. The imperialist US has been using all kinds of dirty tactics to destabilize the island-state, yet the revolutionary Cuban people managed to withstand all critical challenges all this while.
The aggressive threats posed by the imperialist US under the administration of Donald Trump, whether in Cuba, Latin America or other parts of the world, only demonstrate that the imperialist US is the greatest threat to peace and democracy in the world.
We call upon the international community, including the government of Malaysia, to stand with Cuba and denounce US imperialist aggression in Latin America and other parts of the world. The US government must stop its vicious attacks on Cuba.
We reaffirm our solidarity with the people of Cuba in their struggle to resist US imperialist threats and interventions. We join the global call for an end to the US blockade on Cuba. Let Cuba live!