# Top Cuban diplomat accuses Rubio of pressuring countries ahead of UN vote

https://mins.news/en/item/100622

- TASS, 2026-10-15 00:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202249

> Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of pressuring and blackmailing countries ahead of an October 24 UN General Assembly vote on lifting Washington’s trade and economic blockade of Cuba. Rodriguez said Rubio was trying to conceal what he called the “collective punishment” of the Cuban people.

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