Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez rejected on Wednesday the European Union’s (EU) decision to extend until January 10, 2027, the sanctions imposed on the government of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.

Through the social media platform X, the head of Cuban diplomacy described these measures as “contrary to International Law and the Charter of the United Nations (UN).”

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“We reject the extension of sanctions and unilateral coercive measures by the European Union against Venezuela… These actions seek to increase pressure against the government of the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution and serve the aggressive and neocolonialist interests of the United States,” Rodríguez wrote.

According to press reports, the sanctions affect 69 Venezuelan individuals, whose assets remain frozen and who are prohibited from traveling to European territory.

The Venezuelan government has repeatedly denounced these “coercive measures” as illegitimate, illegal, and a violation of international law.

In a statement, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry criticized the European position, stating that the bloc “chose to accelerate its political decline” by maintaining an “erratic foreign policy, lacking autonomy and subservient to foreign interests.”

It also emphasized that after years of implementation, the sanctions have been “a resounding failure,” damaging diplomatic relations without producing any constructive results.

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