US EditionCuba's president says he's 'not stepping down' in interview with NBC News
Díaz-Canel said he will not step down and defended Cuba’s one-party system as U.S.-Cuba tensions remain high.
- On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel rejected calls to step down during his first U.S. network interview with NBC News' Meet the Press, stating "stepping down is not part of our vocabulary."
- Severe fuel shortages and rolling power outages across Cuba follow, with officials blaming the 50-year-old U.S. economic embargo for the nation's inability to produce more than 40% of its required fuel.
- Defending his mandate, Díaz-Canel told Kristen Welker that Cuban officials are "elected by the people" and lack any mandate from the U.S. government, questioning if her question originated from the State Department.
- Havana's negotiating posture has hardened, narrowing diplomatic openings with Washington and dimming prospects for swift relief from ongoing economic and energy pressures affecting public services.
- While Díaz-Canel accuses the U.S. of a "hostile policy," Washington officials like Senator Marco Rubio argue the shortages stem from Cuba's economic mismanagement, as tensions remain high between the two nations.
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