US EditionCuba's president says 'we would die' to defend against U.S. invasion
Díaz-Canel said Cuba will resist any U.S. attempt to force regime change as Russia sends oil to ease shortages, officials said.
- During an NBC News Meet the Press interview reported yesterday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel rejected calls to resign, declaring 'surrender does not exist in the revolutionary vocabulary' and asserting his mandate comes from the Cuban people.
- President Donald Trump's January 29 executive order declared a national emergency and intensified the six-decade-long U.S. blockade by empowering Washington to sanction countries supplying oil to Cuba, causing critical fuel shortages.
- The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived in Cuba at the end of March carrying 740,000 barrels of crude oil to alleviate the energy crisis, as fuel shortages have paralyzed transportation and forced hospitals to cancel surgeries.
- Questioning whether the State Department authored journalist Kristen Welker's resignation question, Díaz-Canel rejected U.S. demands for political reforms while expressing willingness to negotiate without pressure or intervention attempts.
- Asserting Cuba's 'self-determination and independence,' Díaz-Canel warned that any U.S. military aggression against the island 90 miles off Florida would bring 'very high costs' as international solidarity manifested through humanitarian aid and statements of support.
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Cuba president talks tough about Trump as nation braces for US action: ‘If we need to die, we’ll die’
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel revealed that his island nation is preparing itself for an attack from the US and declared that he is willing to die resisting President Trump.
Cuba's president says 'we'll die' if necessary to stop US invasion
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Sunday reiterated a pledge to fight against a hypothetical U.S. invasion, saying he is prepared to “give my life for the revolution.” “It is evident that there are threats out there. It is part of the rhetoric of the U.S. government,” Díaz-Canel said in his first-ever interview on American television, on NBC’s Meet the Press. “If that happens, there will be fighting, and there will be a struggle, and we’ll de…
The Cuban President said there is no "justification for the United States to launch a military aggression" — and any contrary decision would be "irraditive" but, if it were to happen, Cuba would respond to death.
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