German Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned the legitimacy of a possible US attack on Cuba. He criticizes inciting a new conflict and calls for a peaceful resolution of disputes.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that there is no apparent justification for a possible attack by the United States on Cuba. The AFP agency reports that he responded to the repeated threats of US President Donald Trump to intervene against this Caribbean island country, reports TASR.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejects any apparent justification for the American attack on Cuba.
- Merz claims that Cuba does not pose a clear threat to other countries.
- The chancellor asks the United States to resolve disputes with Cuba through peaceful diplomatic channels.
“Despite all the internal political problems this country has with its communist regime, there is no clear threat emanating from Cuba towards other countries,” Merz said at a news conference alongside Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
A call for a peaceful solution
According to the words of the German chancellor, the US should resolve its disputes with Cuba “through peaceful means and diplomatic means and should not needlessly provoke a new conflict in the world that will only cause more problems.”
“The ability to defend oneself does not mean the right to militarily intervene in other states when their political systems do not correspond to the idea of others,” added Merz.
Preparations for a possible conflict
AFP explains that Cuba has been preparing for a possible attack for several months. After ousting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and triggering a war with Iran, Trump has repeatedly warned that it is Havana’s “next”. With the oil blockade, he further deepened the worst economic and energy crisis on the island so far.
Lula called Washington’s blockade of Havana a “global shame” imposed for “ideological” reasons. At Merz’s side, he expressed strong opposition to any US invasion of Cuba.
Diplomacy instead of weapons
“I am against the lack of respect for the territorial integrity of states, I am against any country in the world interfering in the affairs of others and exerting political pressure… A lot of dialogue, a lot of diplomacy, a lot of democracy – that’s what we want to solve the world’s problems, not weapons,” the Brazilian president noted.
