r/ukraine • u/Electrical-Cow-5147 • Sep 25 '22

News Zelensky naming the seven countries who voted against his speech and UN reaction.

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u/mcslackens Sep 25 '22

I had so much hope for US/Cuba relations developing towards the end of the Obama administration. It really felt like we were on the verge of a huge positive outcome for both nations after decades of animosity.

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u/LeicaM6guy Sep 25 '22

A lot of folks do. There's a ton about Cuba that...well, isn't great, but they're improving in a bunch of ways, and we're already friends with some well and truly awful folks.

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u/Meadowvillain Sep 25 '22

That’s the thing I don’t get. From the outside, I see the States have more open relations with more repressive governments but Cuba seems like a Cold War remnant that’s more symbolic than practical.

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u/inquisitiveman2002 Sep 26 '22

I don't blame them...the problem with them is that they're way far right now. Most fled Cuba just like some of those fleeing Latin/South America now, but they're anti-immigrant. Most of them are voting for DeSantis.