Cuban President Warns U.S. of Consequences in Case of Aggression — CNN
On May 18, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that any military attack by the United States could have serious and unpredictable consequences. He emphasized that the country is already under multifaceted pressure but reserves the right to defend itself. According to the head of state, such a turn of events could lead to escalation and bloodshed in the region.
CNN reported this.
Amid growing tensions between the countries, the Cuban leader assured on social media platform X that Havana has no aggressive plans or intentions against any state, including the U.S., a fact well known to the American government.
Currently, relations between the countries are at their lowest point in decades due to renewed pressure from the Donald Trump administration and a deep energy crisis on the communist island. Last week, Cuban authorities reported that emergency supplies of Russian oil had run out, forcing citizens to endure new power outages.
An additional blow came when major shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM refused to transport goods to Cuba due to new U.S. regulations, which will exacerbate food shortages. Due to the decline of its own agricultural sector, Cuba is currently forced to import most of its food, including sugar, coffee, and tobacco.
Donald Trump has recently been frequently predicting the collapse of the Cuban regime, calling Cuba a complete failure that will have to turn to the U.S. for help. In addition to the economic embargo and oil blockade, Washington is preparing an indictment against former President Raúl Castro, which indicates a significant hardening of the U.S. stance. Trump declined to comment on the matter, referring the question to the Department of Justice.
For his part, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez affirmed the country’s right to self-defense and accused the Trump administration of fabricating fraudulent arguments on a daily basis to justify economic warfare and future military aggression. Also last week, CIA Director John Ratcliffe paid a rare visit to Havana, where he met with representatives of Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior and intelligence services.
Against the backdrop of these events, many Cubans consider a military attack a very real possibility. Cuba’s civil defense has already distributed a family guide titled “Defend, Resist, Survive, and Win” to the public, offering recommendations on how to act and what supplies to prepare in the event of a hypothetical military aggression.
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