On March 18, he announced on his personal blog that (a Kalashnikov assault rifle); He said it “very seriously”, so much so that a few days later The Cuban Government delivered a replica of the AKM and a combat rifle to the singer-songwriter with the president, Miguel Díaz-Canelas a witness; and now, according to Silvio himself, the weapon is now “ready.”
The Cuban author received the Italian correspondent Laura Lucchini on the same day they met and just after Silvio announced a tour of Spain. In the conversation, Silvio reiterates that he did not ask for the Kalashnikov “symbolically.” “I really asked for it. I can’t get used to the idea of foreigners invading my country to overthrow the Government.. If the Government is problematic, it is we Cubans who must demand change, not a foreign country. With what right? I defend my homeland, the history of Cuba has taught me to defend sovereignty. “I feel part of that history,” he defends.
Although in the same interview the author acknowledges that the Cuban Government “did not act in time” to solve the economic problems that the island is experiencing, he is also convinced that “the blockade and sanctions are seriously suffocating the country.” “Fuel cuts are causing the collapse of the economy, education and public health. Cuba had a health and education system that Obama compared to that of developed countries. But now there are tens of thousands of people waiting to be operated on. Among them, thousands of children. There are no medications. This pressure is actually mass murder, and we should be outraged“, dice.
The Cuban troubadour demanded his AKM on March 18 in response to an article he replicated on his personal blog, which he updates daily with his own and others’ opinions. That article, titled , signed by Josué Veloz Serrade, explained that “the current energy crisis that Cuba is going through is neither an accident of nature nor a mere failure of infrastructure.” “It is the climax of a geopolitical siege designed with surgical precision over six decades. […] Cuba not only faces the hostility of the empire, but also the silent abandonment of those who, in theory, should dispute the unipolar order.“, defended its author.
This “silent abandonment” is a topic that has also been discussed in the interview with the Italian media. “We are no longer in the Cold War, and Cuba seems to be more alone,” says the journalist. “Russia expresses its solidarity, but concrete gestures have been insufficient…” he continues, to which Silvio responds: “It’s true. We have never been so alone as now. With the sole exception of the Mexican government. Vietnam, China and Russia support us due to historical ties, but not to the extent necessary,” he laments.
This Wednesday, Silvio Rodríguez announced on his social networks that starting next September 1 will begin a tour of Spain until October 4. The musician will perform in eight cities: Barcelona, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Valencia, A Coruña, Seville, Murcia and Madrid. “I hope we see each other,” he said in a video.
