Moscow backs Cuba in US sanctions fight at Delhi talks

NEW DELHI – Russia’s foreign minister held meetings with his Cuban and Malaysian counterparts in New Delhi on Monday, voicing Moscow’s readiness to support Cuba’s demand for an immediate end to United States unilateral sanctions. The top Russian diplomat, speaking at the closed-door talks, described the US measures as illegitimate and harmful to Cuba’s economy. No further details were released about the discussions with Malaysia’s foreign minister. The meetings took place on the sidelines of a multilateral event in the Indian capital.