Cuba: Russia promises not to abandon it amid Trump’s pressures

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated in Havana that Russia will continue to support Cuba amid American pressures, particularly from the Trump administration, which has blocked oil shipments to the island. Ryabkov described Russo-Cuban relations as having a 'special nature' and rejected any notion of breaking support. Russia maintains its presence in the Western Hemisphere despite American threats of direct intervention against the Cuban regime.