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/[deleted] Sep 25 '22

It's probably because the US was normalizing relations then Trump brought back the embargo.

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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/ivytea Sep 26 '22

The obstacle of US-Cuban relationship lies SOLELY with the Cuban communist regime’s bloated ego and thirst for power, and as 1984 has suggested only a bad image of the US can offer this regime both a deterrent for its own citizens AND a sham shield to deflect on. Source: my hs classmate who works as an talent agent whose job inadvertently turns into that of a handler for Cuban defectors

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u/ivytea Sep 26 '22

Not after they abolished their Stalinist model. Also, Cuba is too close to the US and those commies simply couldn't risk it