Cuba attacks Trump at COP30, slams US’ withdrawal from Paris agreement, calls out arms race of…

Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martinez Diaz addressed the urgent recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, highlighting how the unprecedented storm devastated Cuba and neighboring Caribbean nations. Martinez Diaz called Hurricane Melissa “direct evidence that climate change is real,” and criticized the global failure to deliver on the Paris Agreement as inequalities and historic injustices persist. He condemned the US embargo against Cuba as the greatest obstacle to rebuilding and adaptation, urging the international community to reject protectionism and mobilize political will to support the most vulnerable nations facing the climate crisis.