This is yet another trigger in the tension between the two countries, which escalated in January after the Americans captured Nicolás Maduro.
United States President Donald Trump already appears to have plans for Cuba. The republican, who makes constant threats to the island, declared this Monday (13) that the United States may “take a look” at Cuba after the current focus on tensions with Iran ends. This is yet another trigger in the tension between the two countries that escalated in January after the Americans captured Nicolás Maduro.
Last week, amid a wave of attacks and threats from the United States, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel categorically stated that he does not intend to leave office to respond to pressure from Donald Trump’s administration. In a recent interview with an American news program, the Cuban leader reinforced the island’s rhetoric of resistance, declaring that the country’s political future will be decided exclusively by Cubans and that no foreign government has the authority to determine internal changes.
On Sunday, the Cuban president ruled out the need for any changes in Cuba’s government. “The person who is in leadership in Cuba is not elected by the US government. He does not have a mandate from the US government”, said Canel in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, 9th, openly distributed this Sunday, 12th, on the website. And he stated: “We have a free sovereign state. We have self-determination and independence. We are not subject to the will of the United States.”
After a period in which Washington’s foreign policy focus was concentrated on tensions with Iran, Cuba returned to Trump’s priority agenda. The Republican government has sought to resume the diplomatic and economic offensive against the Cuban regime, in a move that analysts interpret as an attempt to redirect the focus of the news and reaffirm authority on the global stage.
*With information from Reuters
