00:00This Friday, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Segar Ryabkov called for the lifting of the U.S.
00:04blockade against Cuba, which he described as illegal and illegitimate.
00:08The diplomat reiterated the need to guarantee the island's security and express his confidence
00:13that Washington's objective of economic pressure will not succeed.
00:18The statements come amid a worsening energy crisis in Cuba,
00:21following new U.S. measures aimed at restricting fuel supplies.
00:25The situation has led to failures in the national electricity grid,
00:28prolonged power outage and restrictions on air, maritime and land transportation due to fuel shortages.
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