Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

Filed by Elara Myst

US Ambassador Mike Waltz persuaded roughly 20 states to change their position but couldn't defeat the annual measureLee Schlenker Despite an aggressive U.S. pressure campaign, the United Nations General Assembly voted for the 34th time on Wednesday to condemn the U.S. embargo on Cuba, with 130 nations voting in favor of the resolution, 25 abstaining, and 17 countries, including the U.S. and Israel, voting against.The Trump administration’s diplomatic push against the annual resolution &..