The world has spoken with exalted and firm words to acknowledge Cuba’s work of solidarity and social justice and condemned the genocidal blockade of the United States, the president wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The resolution estimates the damage caused by the US policy in the order of 4.867 billion dollars between March 1, 2022, and February 28, 2023.

In total, the economic damage based on current prices amounts to 159.084 billion dollars and more than 1.337 trillion dollars, taking into account the exchange rate of the dollar against the value of gold in the international market.

The effects of the compendium of measures exceed 405 million dollars per month, equivalent to one million dollars every two hours.

Since 1992, the international community has ratified its rejection of this policy, reinforced to unprecedented levels during the Covid-19 pandemic with the marked purpose of strangling Cuba’s economy to cause a regime change.

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