Havana said on Tuesday that the United States is threatening retaliation against countries that refuse to vote against a United Nations resolution condemning the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
The accusation was made ahead of a scheduled vote at the UN General Assembly, where a draft resolution seeks to formally denounce the decades‑long U.S. trade and travel embargo imposed on the island.
Cuban officials claim Washington is using diplomatic pressure, warning that nations that support the resolution could face unspecified punitive measures. They described the alleged threats as an attempt to intimidate sovereign states into backing the embargo.
The United States has not issued a public response to the Cuban allegation. The embargo, first enacted in the early 1960s, continues to be a contentious issue in international forums, with many member states historically supporting calls for its removal.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>
