Cuba Rejects US Reward Against Nicolas Maduro

Cuba condemned the reward announced by the United States for information leading to the arrest of Venezuela's legitimate president, Nicolas Maduro, describing it as another act of aggression against the South American nation.

Through the social media platform X, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called the reward, which Washington doubled from $25 million to $50 million, “fraudulent” due to the Bolivarian leader’s alleged ties to drug trafficking.

We condemn the fraudulent reward announced by the #US government against the legitimate President of #Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, which constitutes a new act of aggression against that sister nation. The US government lacks the legal and moral authority to take such a measure, Rodriguez wrote.

From the Venezuelan government, Foreign Minister Yvan Gil described the reward offered by US Attorney General Pamela Bondi as “pathetic,” calling it “the most ridiculous smokescreen” he had ever seen.

In a Telegram post, Minister Gil emphasized that Bondi only created “a media circus” to please the Venezuelan opposition, following the revelation of the new attempt to destabilize the country.

“It doesn’t surprise us, given who it’s coming from,” Gil added.