Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba’s President, has said Cuba does not seek confrontation with the United States but must remain prepared to respond to any potential aggression, during a speech in Havana marking the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion — a CIA-backed operation launched after US-owned properties and businesses on the island were nationalized by Fidel Castro and his fellow revolutionaries..
Speaking at a commemorative event, Díaz-Canel said: “We don’t want that [confrontation] but it is our duty to be ready to avoid it… and if it were unavoidable, to win it.” He also told attendees that the nation is “ready” for another attack, describing the current situation as “very grave.”
“Cuba is not a failed state. Cuba is a besieged state,” said Diaz-Canel. “Cuba is a state facing multidimensional aggression: economic warfare, an intensified blockade and an energy blockade.”
The speech comes amid continued US-Cuba tensions, including sanctions, energy shortages, and renewed political rhetoric from Washington.
Recently, talks between both sides — designed to reduce tensions — have been ongoing, yet few details have emerged.
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