The Cuban Government accused the United States this Tuesday of promoting an operation aimed at “violent overthrow” of the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, with the use of military forcein a context marked by extensive US deployment in Caribbean waters.
In one official statementthe island’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrillamaintained that Washington’s “exaggerated and aggressive military presence” in the region constitutes “a threat” to Latin America and the Caribbean.
The chancellor warned that a war escalation “could commit a international crime of the first order.
Rodríguez stated that the immediate objective would be military action against Caracas, which he described as “highly dangerous and irresponsible,” as well as a “violation of International Law and the UN Charter.”
Also He reiterated the questioning of Havana to Washington’s argument of combating drug trafficking, considering that it is “an unsustainable pretext.”
#Cuba denounces the current military escalation in the Caribbean in the strongest possible terms and reaffirms its full support for #Venezuela.
If war breaks out, where will the Secretary of State be? Does anyone really think that he will accompany the young soldiers to risk their… pic.twitter.com/5O3RrbPsiI
— Bruno Rodríguez P (@BrunoRguezP) November 25, 2025
Tension between the US and Venezuela
The statements occur while The US has maintained a large-scale naval deployment in the Caribbean for two months under the argument of interrupting drug trafficking routes.
According to data collected by EFEthe campaign has included bombings of civilian vessels allegedly linked to these activities, with more than 80 people killed in actions that have also spread to the Pacific.
Furthermore, since Saturday several airlines canceled their flights to Venezuela following a notice from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that urged extreme caution when flying over the country and the southern Caribbean.
Cuba, a historical ally of Venezuela, has warned from the beginning of the tensions that the arguments put forward by Washington for possible military action cannot be accepted “legally or morally.”
On Saturday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil released a letter sent by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to Maduro, in which he expressed that Caracas “will emerge victorious” in the face of what he described as “new imperial threats.”
Meanwhile, in his statement this Tuesday Rodríguez appealed to the “solidarity” of the international community and called on “the people of the United States” to prevent an escalation that, he stated, would generate a scenario of “violence and instability” in the hemisphere.
