A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said the United States should stop depriving the Cuban people of their rights to subsistence and development.
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks in response to a media query that the Cuban government has denounced the U.S. side that was reportedly considering intensifying its illegal blockade against Cuba.
"We noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba has made a response by pointing out that it's a brutal assault against a nation that is not hostile to any nation and a proof that Cuban economic hardships are mainly caused by the U.S. China is deeply concerned by and strongly condemns the U.S.'s moves and urges the U.S. to stop depriving the Cuban people of their rights to subsistence and development, stop disrupting regional peace and stability, stop its violations of international law and immediately lift its blockade and sanctions on Cuba. China will continue to do what it can to provide support and assistance to Cuba. We are confident that under the strong leadership of the party and government of Cuba, the Cuban people will tide over the current difficulty," the spokesman said.
China urges U.S. to stop depriving Cuban people of rights to subsistence, development
China urges U.S. to stop depriving Cuban people of rights to subsistence, development
Russia said on Tuesday that it had taken control of two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, its forces captured the key logistics hub of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, and the village of Novoyakovlivka in southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian forces also carried out strikes on 154 targets using tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile forces and artillery, and these targets included Ukraine's energy infrastructure as well as storage and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said in a situation report that as of 08:00 Tuesday, it had carried out strikes on Russian drone control stations, multiple rocket launch systems and command posts over the past day.
The Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in several directions, including Kupiansk and Lyman, the report said.
Furthermore, Ukraine's local authorities and the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday that the Russian forces launched air strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure from late Monday night to early Tuesday morning.
The attacks left dozens of people injured in Odesa city and Mykolaiv Oblast, and triggered power outages in multiple areas, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia captures two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine repels Russian offensives on multiple fronts
