Donald Trump has multiplied his threats against Cuba, after the attack on January 3 in Venezuela with which he deposed Nicolás Maduro, the main ally of the communist regime.
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reiterated his willingness to dialogue with the United States, but without making “any political concessions,” at a time when Washington increases pressure on the island.
“We will always be willing to dialogue and improve relations between the two countries, but on equal terms and on the basis of mutual respect,” said Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel during a rally in Havana.
But “Cuba does not have to make any political concessions,” he stressed. “That will never be on a negotiating table for an understanding between Cuba and the United States,” he added.
US President Donald Trump has multiplied his threats against Cuba, after the attack on January 3 in Venezuela with which he deposed Nicolás Maduro, the main ally of the communist regime. In that operation, 32 Cuban soldiers who were part of Maduro’s security team died.
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Trump urged Havana to “reach an agreement” or face unspecified consequences, going so far as to suggest that Secretary of State Marco Rubio be president of the country. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, speaks openly about the need for regime change in Cuba, governed by the Communist Party (PCC, only).
Trump, who took control of Venezuela’s oil sector earlier this month, also recently announced an end to the flow of oil and aid from Venezuela to the island. In addition to being a strong ideological ally in the region, Venezuela has been the main supplier of oil to Cuba since 2000.
On Monday, Díaz-Canel denied that there are ongoing talks with the United States, as Trump had claimed.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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