Putin condemns new restrictions on Cuba as unacceptable

(Patria) - Russia considers new restrictions on Cuba unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, TASS reported.

"This is a special period, with new sanctions. You know how we feel about this. We do not accept anything similar," Putin said during a meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.

"The position of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs is open, clear, and unambiguous," he emphasized.

Putin noted that Russia and Cuba have a special relationship that has developed historically.

"We have always been on Cuba's side in its struggle for independence, for the right to follow its own path of development, and we have always supported the Cuban people. We know how difficult these past decades have been for the Cuban people as they fought for the right to live by their own rules and defend their national interests," the Russian president said.