London.– The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, stated this Thursday that he “is not afraid” of a war with the United States, in response to the constant threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to carry out an eventual invasion of the island.
“We do not want a war (with the United States), but we are not afraid of it either. We are preparing so that we are not taken by surprise nor defeated,” said the Cuban head of state in an interview with the British network Sky News.
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Díaz-Canel asserted that the “threatening”—and almost daily—rhetoric from the U.S. government regarding aggression against Cuba is part of “a strategy of media intoxication and psychological warfare” to intimidate the country and constitutes an “atrocity and an affront” to the dignity of the Cuban people.
“We are a country of peace. We are not a threat to anyone; on the contrary, we offer solidarity to the world. Therefore, Cuba is not a nation in conflict, we are not a colony, and we are not going to renounce our sovereignty or our independence,” he added.
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The Cuban leader spoke out following Trump’s statements, which claimed this very Wednesday that, after many decades, Cuba was “moving closer” to the U.S. orbit, almost a month after the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed a new round of sanctions against Havana’s political leadership, while simultaneously maintaining an economic blockade against the island.
In Díaz-Canel’s view, the current U.S. Administration has told “many lies” and has “manipulated” international public opinion, while Cuba faces a point of “maximum pressure” following the tightening of the blockade, which is affecting the daily lives of Cubans.
Cuba has been experiencing a deep energy crisis since mid-2024, aggravated since January by the U.S. oil blockade, to which were added in May sanctions on any person or entity that supports the Cuban government or operates in key sectors such as energy, defense, finance, and mining.
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The Cuban Executive requested this week to the UN General Assembly a session to address the effects of the blockade imposed by the United States on the island. The meeting is expected to take place on July 7 in New York.
Asked by Sky News if, following recent US interventions in Venezuela and Iran, he takes Trump’s threats seriously, Díaz-Canel said he is willing to fight “to the last drop of blood” to defend the rights, independence, and sovereignty of Cuba.
