Spain, Brazil, Mexico vow to boost Cuba aid amid US threats
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Key Points:
- Spain, Brazil, and Mexico pledged to increase aid to Cuba to alleviate the humanitarian crisis caused by the US blockade, calling for dialogue and opposing military intervention, emphasizing that the Cuban people must determine their future.
- The announcement followed a summit in Barcelona hosted by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, attended by leftist leaders including Brazil's Lula da Silva and Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum, aimed at defending multilateralism and democracy against rising far-right challenges.
- Sanchez, a vocal critic of US President Donald Trump, condemned attacks on the multilateral system and the global far right, highlighting their embrace of climate change denial, xenophobia, and sexism as major errors.
- Mexican President Sheinbaum's visit to Spain marked an effort to mend strained Spain-Mexico relations, with both countries acknowledging historical abuses during colonization but denying any diplomatic crisis.
- Concurrently, right-wing rallies took place in Madrid and Milan, with Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attending a Madrid rally and European far-right leaders gathering in Milan amid protests against irregular immigration and the EU.
