Russia on Thursday donated about 20,000 tons of Wheat for Cuba’s political ally, welcome gift The Caribbean island nation is starting to feel the pain of Height global the prices for Grain after the war in Ukraine.
Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrei Guskov said at a special ceremony for his country government agreed last year To send grain to Cuba.
Guskov said the ship carrying wheat had stopped off Al Jazeera for A month with the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. He said the relevant banking restrictions complicated Russia Pays Shipper Makes That Impossible for The boat to unload and ‘turn wheat into bread for Cubans”.
“What clearly happened shows That unilateral coercive measures adopted against Russia, like those applied against Cuba, lives are harmed of Normal people, Guskov told reporters.
big donation of Wheat – used to make bread that is a basic and government- Supported essential nutrients in Cuba – Ho latest in a series of Overtures between Communists-run government and Russia.
On April 7, Cuba joined China, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Vietnam in vote against Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly suspending Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council over Reported human rights violations in Ukraine.
Cuba and Russia have a long time history of economic and military Cooperation since the 1959 revolution Fidel Castro in In recent decades, those relationships have fizzled out.
Days before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia nevertheless agreed to a delay debt Payments owed by Cuba until 2027. The two governments have also Agreed to deepen relations and explore cooperation in Transport, energy, industry and banking.
Russia, one of The world’s largest wheat exporters in Iraq, continue to export grains to Cuba and others trade Partners despite the penalties that complicated Logistics.
Cuba, an island country of The 11 million people isolated by US sanctions in the Cold War era face a severe economic crisis.
high costs for Wheat and other grains and fuel contributed to already That acute shortage force Citizens on the line up for Food, medicine, etc basic goods.
