The American blockade of Cuba is a "shameful phenomenon of our time," said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. "The blockade of Cuba is a shame, in the world of the 21st century, the blockade of an entire country and people is a shame. It is not something that is good or bad. It's not something that should be discussed in principle. This is a shameful phenomenon of our time. After all, this is not an attempt to overcome some contradictions of economic protection, it is not such a type of economic protection or economic experience. Someone's sovereignty," Zakharova said in a meeting with the participants of the media forum. Russia-Africa 2026" at the "Russia" National Center. The use of the embargo against Cuba is an attempt to influence an entire nation against its national interests in favor of the interests of individual political figures, she said. "We have always voted the same way in the UN General Assembly against the blockade. But it's not just a matter of voting, but of an active struggle," Zakharova added, calling to compare the size of Cuba to the size of the United States, which has been exerting pressure on the island for many decades. Every year, Cuba submits a resolution to the UN General Assembly calling for an end to the American trade and economic embargo that has been in effect for more than 60 years. The document traditionally receives the support of the vast majority of the member states of the world organization, but it is of a recommendatory nature.