US EditionCuba's deputy foreign minister says its military is preparing for possible 'aggression' from the U.S.
Cuba’s military readiness follows U.S. sanctions and an oil blockade that have caused severe fuel shortages and repeated blackouts, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister 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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Cuba braces for possible military standoff with Donald Trump
Cuba is preparing for the possibility of US military aggression, a senior diplomat has warned, as tensions escalate following Donald Trump’s remarks about “taking” the island.Havana and Washington entered talks earlier this month as a US oil blockade has triggered widespread power outages and deepened the country’s economic crisis.Mr Trump has fuelled tensions, telling reporters he believed he would have the "honour of taking Cuba".When pressed …
Another country is preparing for ‘military aggression’ from Trump: ‘We would be naive’
Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy foreign minister, said the country is prepared for any “military aggression” from President Donald Trump following recent taunts to the island.
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op-online.deCarlos Fernández de Cossío, Havana's Deputy Foreign Minister, says it is "naiv" to ignore the possibility of a conflict.
Cuba's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, said on national television that the military apparatus of the Castro regime is ready to face a possible "aggression" of the United States, in the midst of growing bilateral tension.Read more
Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, said on Sunday that his country's armed forces are preparing for a possible military aggression by the United States.
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sabado.ptAfter threats of military intervention, encouragement of the embargo and pressure to replace Díaz-Canel, Havana spoke in national mobilization but did not close the door to diplomacy.
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