Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro, Cuban President Miguel DĂaz-Canel, and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the ALBA summit in La Habana in December 2021 (Photo credit: Cuba's presidential office)
The U.S. and Western powers talk about a "Troika of Tyranny" in Latin America because the nations in that region recognize the dangers of the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. But any tyranny taking place is forced upon them by the U.S. and its NATO allies.
This article was originally published in Multipolarista.
President Joe Bidenâs top Latin America advisor has admitted that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine intentionally seek to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well.
The United States imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia following Moscowâs recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk Peopleâs Republics in Ukraineâs eastern Donbas region on February 21, and its subsequent military intervention in Ukraine on February 24.
Juan S. GonzĂĄlez, Bidenâs special assistant for Latin America and the US National Security Councilâs senior director for the Western Hemisphere, made it clear that these coercive measures against Russia are also aimed at damaging the economies of Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba have socialist governments that Washington has long tried to overthrow. All three currently suffer under unilateral US sanctions, which are illegal according to international law.
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton, an architect of the Iraq War, referred to these three Latin American nations as the so-called âTroika of Tyranny.â
Bidenâs advisor GonzĂĄlez did an exclusive interview with Voz de AmĂ©rica, the Spanish-language arm of the US governmentâs propaganda outlet Voice of America, on February 25.
Voz de AmĂ©rica published his comments in a report titled âUS sanctions on Russia will impact Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, White House estimates.â
âThe sanctions against Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments that have economic affiliations with Russia, and that is by design,â GonzĂĄlez explained.
âSo Venezuela is going to start feeling that pressure. Nicaragua is going to feel that pressure, along with Cuba,â he added.
Bidenâs Latin America advisor noted that Washington has imposed sanctions on 13 top financial institutions in Russia, including some of the largest in the country. He proudly said that these coercive measures will, âby design,â harm other countries that do a lot of trade with the Eurasian power.
GonzĂĄlez also used his interview with the US-funded Voz de AmĂ©rica to reiterate Washingtonâs call for regime change against these three socialist governments in Latin America.
His comments were reported by the independent Bolivia-based news website Kawsachun News.
Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba stand with Russia against US and NATO
Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba have stood with Russia against NATO expansion and Western military encirclement.
President NicolĂĄs Maduro said that Venezuela âlaments the mockery and breaking of the Minsk agreements by NATO, promoted by the United States of America.â
Maduro stressed that Washington and NATO bear responsibility for the conflict, and âhave generated strong threats against the Russian Federation.â
Cuba blamed Washington for the crisis as well. Its Foreign Ministry stated, âThe U.S. determination to continue NATOâs progressive expansion towards the Russian Federation borders has brought about a scenario with implications of unpredictable scope, which could have been avoided.â
Denouncing Western governments for sending weapons to Ukraine, Cuba declared, âHistory will hold the United States accountable for the consequences of an increasingly offensive military doctrine outside NATOâs borders, which threatens international peace, security and stability.â
Nicaraguaâs President Daniel Ortega condemned Washington for sponsoring a 2014 coup in Ukraine, and joined Russia in recognizing the Donetsk and Lugansk Peopleâs Republics.
The chairman of Russiaâs State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, traveled to Nicaragua to meet with top officials from the Sandinista government, and thanked them for their support against NATO expansion and US threats.
Multipolarista is an independent news outlet documenting the transition to a multipolar world. Multipolarista is edited by journalist Benjamin Norton.
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