Mike Pompeo said that "Cuba is the real imperialist power in Venezuela" and that "Russia has also created this crisis"

Mike Pompeo Monday made a statement to the press about the situation in Venezuela, a country that suffered a blackout for four days. The US Secretary of State discussed the serious situation of the electrical system in this Caribbean country and he reiterated the roles of Cuba and Russia in the crisis.

Before the unceasing denunciations of the Castro regime and Nicolás Maduro himself, who accuses the Donald Trump government of trying to intervene militarily in the country, Pompeo declared that "Cuba is the true imperialist power in Venezuela".

From the State Department, Maduro "drew lessons from the" socialist "policy that led Venezuela to the worst crisis in its history and emphasized the" economic relationship "between the two countries.

In this line, he argued that "The same economic policy of Cuba transformed Venezuela, rich country in ruined country".

"Cuba needs Venezuela's cheap energy," said Pompeo, adding that the national oil company PDVSA "It's the personal cashier of Maduro."

"We have decided not to deliver oil to Cuba, they will not continue to deceive the money of the people of Venezuela (…) Not only are we describing it, but we are also asking international cooperation to make this measure effective, "said the minister during an emergency legislative session in the face of the country 's failure.

Cuba is one of the main allies of the Venezuelan regime. country that receives about 100,000 barrels of oil a day, at preferential prices, through several cooperation agreements.

Pompeo, for his part, also spoke about the role of Russia in the current situation in Venezuela: "Russia has also created this crisis."

He also acknowledged that Washington has asked India not to become the economic "buoy" of Maduro.

About the mbadive blackout that has hit the country since last Thursday and claimed the lives of at least 21 people due to lack of hospital care, Pompeo said this was due to "Years and years of deterioration of Venezuela's electrical system."

"Patients in hospitals are dying, food is rotting, communications are collapsing," he said.