Ukraine is "downgrading" diplomatic ties with Havana due to "the inaction of Cuba's authorities in response to massive recruitment of Cuban citizens to the Russian occupation army," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Melissa as it heads towards Santiago de Cuba, the island’s second-largest city, threatening catastrophic damage at a time the government is already failing to provide the most basic services and thousands are sick because of the rise of mosquito-transmitted diseases and other illnesses linked to poor sanitary conditions.

In the last 25 years, a total of 10 major hurricanes have lashed the island. “Cuba is right in the center of things,” a weather historian said.

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly called for an end to a U.S. economic embargo on Cuba despite lobbying by Washington that included sharing an accusation that up to 5,000 Cubans are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Following a U.S. push to challenge Cuba’s claims about U.S. sanctions, 19 countries abstained or voted against a Cuban resolution calling to end the U.S. embargo at the United Nations on Wednesday, a first at the global entity.

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through Nov. 30th. A Hurricane WARNING: Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin, and Las Tunas... Southeastern and Central Bahamas. A Tropical Storm WARNING: Haiti... Cuban province of Camaguey... Turks and Caicos Islands

It’s no surprise Zohran was thrilled to welcome a delegation representing Cuba’s communist regime to New York since he’s made Karl Marx’s communist playbook part of his campaign,”

Residents in Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread destruction in the Caribbean.