Putin meets top Cuban diplomat amid US blockade
The Russian president has condemned Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the island
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in the Kremlin and affirmed support for the island amid an escalating US blockade.
Cuba is grappling with one of its worst energy crises in years after an oil embargo and other US restrictions sharply reduced fuel imports and exacerbated shortages. The island...