U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, leaving relations frosty between the two longtime rivals.
The non-binding resolution was approved by 185 countries and opposed only by the United States and Israel, with Brazil and Ukraine abstaining. It was the 30th time the United Nations has voted to end the embargo.
Biden has eased some sanctions on communist-run Cuba implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump, loosening tough U.S. restrictions around remittances, flights, tourism, and migration.
