US EditionCuba's deputy foreign minister says its military is preparing for possible 'aggression' from the U.S.
Cuba's military is actively preparing for potential U.S. aggression amid an intensifying U.S. oil blockade and economic crisis affecting 11 million residents, officials said.
- On March 22, 2026, Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said Cuba's military is preparing for possible aggression and emphasized, 'We would be naive if we do not prepare.'
- An interdicted tanker on March 20 underscored the depth of the fuel blockade when the Sea Horse, carrying approximately 200,000 barrels of diesel, was diverted after U.S. intervention.
- Gen. Francis Donovan told lawmakers on Thursday that the U.S. military is not rehearsing an invasion and is focused on protecting the embassy, Guantánamo, and migration contingencies, while Havana and Washington acknowledged limited contacts earlier this month.
- Miguel Díaz-Canel warned this week that any forced leadership change would face impregnable resistance, while the United Nations warned the situation risks a humanitarian catastrophe after outages on March 21.
- A second Russian tanker, Anatoly Kolodkin, is still en route to Matanzas and whether it will be permitted to discharge will test Washington's enforcement posture amid rising tensions after a U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolás Maduro.
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Carlos Fernández de Cossío: Cuba 'preparing' for 'possibility of military aggression'
Cuba is militarily preparing for possible U.S. aggression, Cuban deputy foreign minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío says, days after Trump said it would be an honor to take Cuba.
Cuban military 'preparing' for US attack: Deputy foreign minister
Cuba said it is preparing for the possibility of a U.S. invasion, escalating rhetoric as tensions deepen over President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the island and Havana’s worsening economic crisis. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that the Cuban military “is always prepared, and in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression.” Fernández …
Cuban foreign minister: Military preparing for ‘possibility’ of aggression amid Trump threats
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío on Sunday said the country’s military is preparing for the “possibility” of aggression from the Trump administration. “Our military is always prepared. And in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression. We, we would be naive if, looking at what’s happening around…
The Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, however, assured that his Government did not wish to aggravate its relationship with the United States and Donald Trump.
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