From Washington Examiner: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rejected any sort of deal from the United States and instead said Cuba is “ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood,” as President Donald Trump threatens to withhold Venezuelan oil from them.
Trump encouraged Cuba to negotiate with him after the U.S. military captured former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Cuba mostly relies on Venezuelan oil, which is now under the purview of the Trump administration
“Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will. THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump posted on Truth Social earlier on Sunday.
Diaz-Canel issued a statement shortly after Trump’s message.
“Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. No one dictates what we do,” Diaz-Canel posted on X Sunday in Spanish.
“Cuba does not aggress; it is aggressed upon by the United States for 66 years, and it does not threaten; it prepares, ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood.”
No tienen moral para señalar a Cuba en nada, absolutamente en nada, quienes convierten todo en negocio, incluso las vidas humanas.
Quienes hoy drenan histéricos contra nuestra nación lo hacen enfermos de rabia por la decisión soberana de este pueblo de elegir su modelo político.
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) January 11, 2026
#Cuba es una nación libre, independiente y soberana. Nadie nos dicta qué hacer. Cuba no agrede, es agredida por EE.UU hace 66 años, y no amenaza, se prepara, dispuesta a defender a la Patria hasta la última gota de sangre.#CubaEsCoraje
— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) January 11, 2026
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