Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla has hit back at the United States after Washington filed criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two aircraft operated by the group "Brothers to the Rescue."

Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, has used the ongoing UN Security Council debate to direct sharp criticism at U.S. sanctions.

He warns that pressure on Havana could push relations toward dangerous escalation between the two countries and the entire Latin and Caribbean region.