Ecuador declares Cuba’s ambassador 'persona non grata,' orders mission to leave the country

Mihaela Păun

(5 Mar 2026) RESTRICTOIN SUMMARY: ++ ADDED SHOTS OF MAN BURNING PAPER ON EMBASSY ROOF ++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Quito, Ecuador - 04 March 2026 1. Exterior of the Cuban Embassy, Cuban flag on top of the building 2. Cuban flag 3. Man burning bags with paper on embassy roof 4. Various Ecuadorian soldiers outside embassy 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Hector Rodrigez, lawmaker for the Citizen Revolution party: "I am expressing my absolute solidarity with the Cuban people on behalf of the representatives of the