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Cuba hits out at US's ‘politically calculated and opportunistic’ actions during pandemic
A brigade of health professionals, who volunteered to travel to the West Indies, raise their right fist as they sing their country's national anthem, in Havana, Cuba

CUBA has hit out at the United States’ international response to the coronavirus crisis, branding its actions “politically calculated and opportunistic.”

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez criticised the Trump administration’s pronouncements and actions of the US government, warning: “With the [US presidential] election in mind, the country is today the epicentre [of the Covid-19 pandemic] and threatens millions.”

Washington has come under fire for using the global health emergency to exert pressure on countries, including Venezuela and Iran, where it seeks regime change. Both have been targeted with increased sanctions and threats.

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