Cuba accuses US of 'extorting' Latin America in doctors row
Cuba's foreign minister claimed Thursday that the US is "extorting" Latin American nations by pressuring them to abandon decades-old agreements for Cuban doctors.
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- Published Date: 09:35 | 09 April 2026
Cuba's foreign minister on Thursday accused the United States of "extorting" Latin American countries by pressuring them to cancel decades-old deals with Havana for the supply of doctors.
Bruno Rodriguez said the United States was trying to "strangle" the economy of the communist island, which earns billions each year from its foreign medical missions, after several countries terminated agreements to deploy Cuban doctors on their territory.
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