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Rubio sends warning to Cuba’s leaders after Maduro’s removal: ‘I’d be concerned’

Following the US capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, Secretary Rubio warns Cuba, suggesting the operation could serve as a blueprint for future US actions in the region.

  • Rubio warned Cuba may be next after the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, saying `he would be a bit concerned if he were a Cuban government official.`
  • Claiming to target narcotrafficking, the administration said the Saturday assault warned Cuba, Mexico and Colombia, while critics said it aimed to seize Venezuela's oil and natural resources.
  • Thousands rallied at Havana's Anti-Imperialist Tribune to protest the operation while Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban President, condemned the attack as criminal and warned Latin American and Caribbean States are not Washington's backyard.
  • Opponents demanded proof of life for Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan President, and coalitions warned the operation threatens regional peace on Saturday.
  • During Saturday's press conference, President Donald Trump invoked the Monroe Doctrine and said of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, `She is very frightened of the cartels`.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared on Saturday, January 3, that the Cuban government should be concerned after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “If I lived in Havana and were part of the government, I would be at least a little worried,” he said in a press conference in Florida with U.S. President Donald Trump. Rubio, of Cuban origins, added that “Cuba is a disaster” and that the country is “directed by incompetent a…

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the Cuban government on Sunday as "a serious problem", one day after the administration of Trump arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and pulled him out of Venezuela, she reported.

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n-tv.de broke the news in on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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