Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Havana for its 'principled stance on the Ukrainian issue', while speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday following talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends for their principled stance on the Ukrainian issue. From the very beginning, Havana has given an assessment of what is happening, setting out the absolutely correct and true reasons for what has begun and what the West has been preparing for many years," he said
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends that they are also promoting this objective and consistent line at various forums, including within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement," Lavrov continued.
For his part, Rodriguez Parrilla condemned the 'increasingly aggressive stance of the US government and NATO, including on unilateral sanctions' against Russia.
"We express our firm support for Russia against the politicisation and isolation policies of the West, including [against] their harmful actions in international organisations. We call for an end to unilateral measures against Russia and NATO's activities to fuel conflict," he continued.
"Cuba vigorously opposes NATO's expansion towards the Russian border, which leads to conflict in Europe, and advocates a constructive and realistic solution to the current crisis through diplomacy that will guarantee security and sovereignty for all, as well as peace and stability in the region and the world," the foreign minister added.
The Cuban foreign minister also said that the two countries will continue to work together for a 'more just, democratic and multipolar world based on international law'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Since the start of the military offensive, around 60 countries joined with EU and US sanctions policies on Russia.
Last month, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that more than 20,000 restrictions were already in place, targeting finance, defence, energy, transport, technology, culture, science, and industry. Additionally, a number of sanctions have been imposed on specific individuals and organisations.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that restrictions will only 'boomerang' on those attempting to impose them.
'Grateful to our Cuban friends for their principled stance on Ukrainian issue' - Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Havana for its 'principled stance on the Ukrainian issue', while speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday following talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends for their principled stance on the Ukrainian issue. From the very beginning, Havana has given an assessment of what is happening, setting out the absolutely correct and true reasons for what has begun and what the West has been preparing for many years," he said
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends that they are also promoting this objective and consistent line at various forums, including within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement," Lavrov continued.
For his part, Rodriguez Parrilla condemned the 'increasingly aggressive stance of the US government and NATO, including on unilateral sanctions' against Russia.
"We express our firm support for Russia against the politicisation and isolation policies of the West, including [against] their harmful actions in international organisations. We call for an end to unilateral measures against Russia and NATO's activities to fuel conflict," he continued.
"Cuba vigorously opposes NATO's expansion towards the Russian border, which leads to conflict in Europe, and advocates a constructive and realistic solution to the current crisis through diplomacy that will guarantee security and sovereignty for all, as well as peace and stability in the region and the world," the foreign minister added.
The Cuban foreign minister also said that the two countries will continue to work together for a 'more just, democratic and multipolar world based on international law'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Since the start of the military offensive, around 60 countries joined with EU and US sanctions policies on Russia.
Last month, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that more than 20,000 restrictions were already in place, targeting finance, defence, energy, transport, technology, culture, science, and industry. Additionally, a number of sanctions have been imposed on specific individuals and organisations.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that restrictions will only 'boomerang' on those attempting to impose them.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised Havana for its 'principled stance on the Ukrainian issue', while speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday following talks with his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends for their principled stance on the Ukrainian issue. From the very beginning, Havana has given an assessment of what is happening, setting out the absolutely correct and true reasons for what has begun and what the West has been preparing for many years," he said
"We are grateful to our Cuban friends that they are also promoting this objective and consistent line at various forums, including within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement," Lavrov continued.
For his part, Rodriguez Parrilla condemned the 'increasingly aggressive stance of the US government and NATO, including on unilateral sanctions' against Russia.
"We express our firm support for Russia against the politicisation and isolation policies of the West, including [against] their harmful actions in international organisations. We call for an end to unilateral measures against Russia and NATO's activities to fuel conflict," he continued.
"Cuba vigorously opposes NATO's expansion towards the Russian border, which leads to conflict in Europe, and advocates a constructive and realistic solution to the current crisis through diplomacy that will guarantee security and sovereignty for all, as well as peace and stability in the region and the world," the foreign minister added.
The Cuban foreign minister also said that the two countries will continue to work together for a 'more just, democratic and multipolar world based on international law'.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Since the start of the military offensive, around 60 countries joined with EU and US sanctions policies on Russia.
Last month, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that more than 20,000 restrictions were already in place, targeting finance, defence, energy, transport, technology, culture, science, and industry. Additionally, a number of sanctions have been imposed on specific individuals and organisations.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that restrictions will only 'boomerang' on those attempting to impose them.