Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and Organization Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, denounced on his Facebook profile that U.S. policy toward the island pursues total domination and submission.

"It is about nothing other than taking over Cuba," Morales Ojeda stated, recalling that in past times every decision had to be consulted with the U.S. ambassador in Havana, who imposed criteria based on Washington's interests.

The leader noted that the adoption of sovereign decisions by the revolutionary government receives as its only response from imperialism contempt, sanctions, and fallacious arguments.

Morales Ojeda emphasized that even though Cuba maintains intentions to dialogue on the basis of mutual respect and does not constitute any threat to a powerful nation, the U.S. reaction is always the same: to seize the island or impose a compliant government.

"Otherwise, to asphyxiate an entire people, provoke desperation, distress, scarcity, and loss of lives, using such weapons for political purposes, something already defined by the UN as genocide," the official declared.

The statements come amid the context of bilateral tensions and the reinforcement of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington for over six decades, aggravated by the energy siege and other punitive measures against the island.