🇺🇸🇨🇺Incident off the Coast of Cuba: Why the U.S. Calls the Blockade "Maximum Pressure" Cuban military forces recently repelled a naval incursion: a group of armed Cubans from Florida opened fire on a patrol vessel while attempting to reach the island. 🌏 In an analysis for Gazeta.Ru, expert Ekaterina Plotnikova from our Center examined the historical parallels with the Cuban Missile Crisis and explained why the White House is avoiding the term "blockade." The White House has deliberately avoided calling the current events a blockade, as a blockade is considered a serious act of war. Despite the incentive to mobilize the electorate ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections, a direct military confrontation between the U.S. and Cuba remains unlikely. The measured reaction of American politicians, the collective historical trauma associated with the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, and the establishment's confidence in the effectiveness of the island's economic isolation suggest that the status quo is likely to persist in the near future. 👉 The full article is available at the link: https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2026/02/26/27946861.shtml Author: Ekaterina Plotnikova