{"id":175792,"date":"2026-02-16T13:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175792\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-pledges-unwavering-support-for-cuban-people","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175792\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 top diplomat pledges \u201cunwavering support\u201d for Cuban people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Gayatri Malhotra \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has expressed \u201cunwavering support for the brotherly Cuban people\u201d as he met\u00a0Cuban Ambassador Santiago Perez Benitez, the foreign ministry\u2019s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian top diplomat reaffirmed \u201cMinsk&#8217;s position on the unacceptability of unilateral coercive measures,\u201d most likely referring to US President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order on threats from Cuba signed in late January. Washington said it would impose new tariffs on any countries supplying oil to Cuba, citing protection of US national security and foreign policy from the Cuban regime\u2019s as reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Minsk issued a statement expressing concerns about energy supplies to Cuba. The diplomats opposed the &#8220;use of unilateral coercive measures,&#8221; pointing out risks of a humanitarian crisis and unpredictable consequences in the Caribbean in case of further escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/kuba_flag_unsplash_gayatri_malhotra_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian embassy announces suspension of flights from Cuba to Minsk<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 12, Pozirk. A week after Minsk expressed concern about Cuba\u2019s energy crisis, the Belarusian embassy in Havana announced the suspension of flights to Belarus, apparently referring to charter services from Minsk. The embassy advised Belarusian tourists to return via &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175371\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 16, Pozirk. Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d has expressed \u201cunwavering support for the brotherly Cuban people\u201d as he met\u00a0Cuban Ambassador Santiago Perez Benitez, the foreign ministry\u2019s press office reports. The Belarusian top diplomat reaffirmed \u201cMinsk&#8217;s position on the unacceptability of unilateral coercive measures,\u201d most likely referring to US President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":90055,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-175792","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus\u2019 top diplomat pledges \u201cunwavering support\u201d for Cuban people | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 16, Pozirk. 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