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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, seen here in 2025, has been president of Cuba since 2019Image: Pablo Porciuncula\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cuban<\/a> President Miguel Diaz-Canel has responded to takeover threats from\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>,\u00a0saying\u00a0that the US would face “unbreakable resistance” if it tried to seize the country.<\/p>\n

His remarks come as Cuba struggles with a multitude of economic woes largely brought about by pressure from the US<\/a>, which is trying to cut off the flow of foreign currency and oil to the Caribbean island.<\/p>\n

What did Diaz Canel say about the Cuba takeover threat?<\/h2>\n

In his comments on X, Diaz-Canel accused the US of threatening “almost daily” to overthrow his country’s constitutional order\u00a0by force, using as its pretext a weakened economy that Washington itself had “attacked and sought to isolate for more than six decades.”<\/p>\n

He said the takeover plans were the only explanation of “the ferocious economic war that is applied as a collective punishment against the entire people.”<\/p>\n

“Faced with the worst-case scenario, Cuba has one guarantee: any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

What has the US said on Cuba?<\/h2>\n

On Monday, Trump told reporters he thought\u00a0he would have the “honor of taking Cuba.”<\/p>\n

“Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it,” Trump continued.<\/p>\n

“They’re a very weakened nation right now,” he said. “It’s a failed nation. They have no money, they have no oil<\/a>, they have no nothing.”<\/p>\n

He doubled down on the remarks on Tuesday, telling reporters that “Cuba right now is in very bad shape.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And we\u2019ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,”\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba’s\u00a0decision announced this week to let exiles invest and own businesses did not go far enough to establish the\u00a0free-market reforms that the Trump administration is demanding.<\/p>\n

The threats against Cuba by the second Trump administration are in keeping with plans it has announced to bolster Washington’s regional dominance.<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the 2026 strikes in Venezuela, which led to the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro,<\/a> Trump stated\u00a0that “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.”<\/p>\n

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Cuba has just emerged from a long blackout Image: Norlys Perez\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is the situation in Cuba?<\/h2>\n

Communist Cuba\u00a0is in the grips of one of its most severe economic crises since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s economy has been weakened for decades by a US trade embargo, but recent US actions have exacerbated the situation.<\/p>\n

Among other things, Cuba has just managed to end a more than 29-hour energy blackout,<\/a> the cause of which has not been announced.<\/p>\n

The blackout was the first\u00a0since the US\u00a0cut off Cuba’s oil supply from Venezuela,\u00a0one of Havana’s\u00a0most important allies, which had long supported the island, particularly with\u00a0oil supplies.<\/p>\n

Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at defusing \u200bthe crisis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Neither side has provided details of the ongoing negotiations, but\u00a0Trump has portrayed Cuba as desperate to make a deal.<\/p>\n

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Cuba-wide blackout ignites anti-government anger<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Cuban<\/a> President Miguel Diaz-Canel has responded to takeover threats from\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>,\u00a0saying\u00a0that the US would face “unbreakable resistance” if it tried to seize the country.<\/p>\n

His remarks come as Cuba struggles with a multitude of economic woes largely brought about by pressure from the US<\/a>, which is trying to cut off the flow of foreign currency and oil to the Caribbean island.<\/p>\n

What did Diaz Canel say about the Cuba takeover threat?<\/h2>\n

In his comments on X, Diaz-Canel accused the US of threatening “almost daily” to overthrow his country’s constitutional order\u00a0by force, using as its pretext a weakened economy that Washington itself had “attacked and sought to isolate for more than six decades.”<\/p>\n

He said the takeover plans were the only explanation of “the ferocious economic war that is applied as a collective punishment against the entire people.”<\/p>\n

“Faced with the worst-case scenario, Cuba has one guarantee: any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

What has the US said on Cuba?<\/h2>\n

On Monday, Trump told reporters he thought\u00a0he would have the “honor of taking Cuba.”<\/p>\n

“Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it,” Trump continued.<\/p>\n

“They’re a very weakened nation right now,” he said. “It’s a failed nation. They have no money, they have no oil<\/a>, they have no nothing.”<\/p>\n

He doubled down on the remarks on Tuesday, telling reporters that “Cuba right now is in very bad shape.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And we\u2019ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,”\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba’s\u00a0decision announced this week to let exiles invest and own businesses did not go far enough to establish the\u00a0free-market reforms that the Trump administration is demanding.<\/p>\n

The threats against Cuba by the second Trump administration are in keeping with plans it has announced to bolster Washington’s regional dominance.<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the 2026 strikes in Venezuela, which led to the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro,<\/a> Trump stated\u00a0that “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.”<\/p>\n

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Cuba has just emerged from a long blackout Image: Norlys Perez\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is the situation in Cuba?<\/h2>\n

Communist Cuba\u00a0is in the grips of one of its most severe economic crises since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s economy has been weakened for decades by a US trade embargo, but recent US actions have exacerbated the situation.<\/p>\n

Among other things, Cuba has just managed to end a more than 29-hour energy blackout,<\/a> the cause of which has not been announced.<\/p>\n

The blackout was the first\u00a0since the US\u00a0cut off Cuba’s oil supply from Venezuela,\u00a0one of Havana’s\u00a0most important allies, which had long supported the island, particularly with\u00a0oil supplies.<\/p>\n

Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at defusing \u200bthe crisis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Neither side has provided details of the ongoing negotiations, but\u00a0Trump has portrayed Cuba as desperate to make a deal.<\/p>\n

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Cuba-wide blackout ignites anti-government anger<\/h2>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cuban<\/a> President Miguel Diaz-Canel has responded to takeover threats from\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>,\u00a0saying\u00a0that the US would face “unbreakable resistance” if it tried to seize the country.<\/p>\n

His remarks come as Cuba struggles with a multitude of economic woes largely brought about by pressure from the US<\/a>, which is trying to cut off the flow of foreign currency and oil to the Caribbean island.<\/p>\n

In his comments on X, Diaz-Canel accused the US of threatening “almost daily” to overthrow his country’s constitutional order\u00a0by force, using as its pretext a weakened economy that Washington itself had “attacked and sought to isolate for more than six decades.”<\/p>\n

He said the takeover plans were the only explanation of “the ferocious economic war that is applied as a collective punishment against the entire people.”<\/p>\n

“Faced with the worst-case scenario, Cuba has one guarantee: any external aggressor will encounter an unbreakable resistance,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Trump told reporters he thought\u00a0he would have the “honor of taking Cuba.”<\/p>\n

“Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it,” Trump continued.<\/p>\n

“They’re a very weakened nation right now,” he said. “It’s a failed nation. They have no money, they have no oil<\/a>, they have no nothing.”<\/p>\n

He doubled down on the remarks on Tuesday, telling reporters that “Cuba right now is in very bad shape.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And we\u2019ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,”\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba’s\u00a0decision announced this week to let exiles invest and own businesses did not go far enough to establish the\u00a0free-market reforms that the Trump administration is demanding.<\/p>\n

The threats against Cuba by the second Trump administration are in keeping with plans it has announced to bolster Washington’s regional dominance.<\/a><\/p>\n

Following the 2026 strikes in Venezuela, which led to the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro,<\/a> Trump stated\u00a0that “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.”<\/p>\n

Communist Cuba\u00a0is in the grips of one of its most severe economic crises since the revolution led by Fidel Castro in 1959.<\/p>\n

Cuba’s economy has been weakened for decades by a US trade embargo, but recent US actions have exacerbated the situation.<\/p>\n

Among other things, Cuba has just managed to end a more than 29-hour energy blackout,<\/a> the cause of which has not been announced.<\/p>\n

The blackout was the first\u00a0since the US\u00a0cut off Cuba’s oil supply from Venezuela,\u00a0one of Havana’s\u00a0most important allies, which had long supported the island, particularly with\u00a0oil supplies.<\/p>\n

Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at defusing \u200bthe crisis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Neither side has provided details of the ongoing negotiations, but\u00a0Trump has portrayed Cuba as desperate to make a deal.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Edited by: Karl Sexton<\/em><\/p>\n

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