San Juan, Puerto Rico — president of cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Said the US has no legitimate reason to launch a military attack against the island or attempt to depose it.
I am speaking in one Interview Speaking on NBC News’ Meet the Press, the President said that an invasion of Cuba would be costly and would affect regional security. But if that happened, Diaz-Canel said, Cubans would defend themselves.
“If the time comes, I don’t think there would be any justification for the United States to launch a military invasion against Cuba, or for the United States to conduct a surgical operation, or to kidnap the president,” Diaz-Canel said, speaking through a translator.
He said: “If that happens, there will be fighting, and there will be conflict, and we will defend ourselves, and if we need to die, we will die, because as our national anthem says, ‘To die for the motherland is to live’.”
His comment has come when tension between the two sides remains between Cuba and America. accepting the conversationHowever no details have been shared.
DÃaz-Canel has accused the U.S. government of pursuing a “hostile policy” against Cuba and said it “has no moral value to demand anything from Cuba.” He said Cuba is interested in engaging in dialogue and discussing any topic without conditions, “not demanding changes from our political system as we are not demanding changes from the American system, about which we have many doubts.”
Cuba blames US energy blockade for this deepening crisisPetroleum shortages are affecting the island’s health system, public transportation, and production of goods and services.
Cuba produces only 40% of the fuel it consumes, and stopped receiving major oil shipments from Venezuela after U.S. forces invaded the South American country in early January, seizing President Nicolas Maduro and taking him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. Then, With the cooperation of ruling party leadersThe Trump administration began implementing a phased plan to end the Venezuelan crisis.
Arrival of a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil in cuba in march It is the island’s first oil shipment in three months. Russia has promised to send a second tanker.
despite this Tariff threat in January The Trump administration banned countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba and allowed the tanker to proceed.
President Donald Trump said at the time, “Cuba is over.” “Their governance is bad. Their leadership is very bad and corrupt and it’s not going to make any difference whether they get the oil boats or not.”
Diaz-Canel said his government took Trump’s words as a warning.
He said, “You’ve heard that Cuba is next, that Cuba will be next, that there is, there is some way, that they’re going to take over Cuba.” “So, from a position of responsibility within the leadership of the country, this is a warning. And we need to responsibly protect our people, protect our project, and protect our country.”
