US EditionDíaz-Canel Rejects Trump's 'Public Threats,' Affirms Cuba’s Sovereignty
Díaz-Canel denounces U.S. economic sanctions as a 'fierce economic war' and collective punishment amid ongoing energy crisis and protests, with 15 arrests reported by Cuban rights group.
- On March 18, 2026, Cuban President Miguel Díaz‑Canel rejected what he described as U.S. public threats and warned of 'impregnable resistance' following President Donald Trump's Monday remarks about taking the island.
- U.S. economic measures including an oil embargo began in January, and Miguel Díaz‑Canel accused Washington of planning to 'take over the country, its resources, its properties' in a 'fierce economic war'.
- On Monday a nationwide blackout left nearly 10 million people without power and basic services, and mid‑March protests led to 15 arrested, with 12 still in custody including two minors.
- Relations between Cuba and the United States are tense as Rubio said Cuba needs 'new leaders' and conditioned sanctions relief on reforms.
- Longstanding economic strain worsens as Cuba faces an energy crisis since mid‑2024 and a U.S. oil embargo that began in January, with Miguel Díaz‑Canel saying the economy has been 'attacked and subjected to isolation for more than six decades'.
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What to know about Trump threats and the humanitarian crisis in Cuba
The US president threatens to invade Cuba, while the Cuban president promises "indestructible resistance."
The Cuban president warned that any attempt at external aggression will clash with an impregnable resistance from a people who do not surrender to Washington's blackmail.
HAVANA, Cuba – On Wednesday, Havana criticized the U.S. for threatening “almost daily” to overthrow the Cuban government and attempting to “take over the country” while imposing harsh sanctions, measures it denounced as “collective punishment.” President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated on social media that Washington “publicly threatens Cuba almost daily with […]
Cuba Accuses the United States of Threatening to Overthrow the Government Daily and Take the Country
The Cuban President guarantees that any aggressionr "will stand up with an unexpugn resistance".
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