Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reaffirmed on Monday his government’s commitment to defending the island’s sovereignty against U.S. aggression, responding to President Donald Trump’s claims that Cuba is a failed state.

Díaz-Canel said Cuba’s future would never be decided from Washington, recalling that this was made clear on January 1, 1959, and would not change regardless of the U.S. plans to subdue the island. He described as perverse the refusal to assume responsibility for the collective punishment inflicted on the Cuban people through a criminal fuel blockade and a relentless persecution of everything contributing to the country’s development and material well-being.

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The Cuban president added that the lies used to justify what he termed a genocide before the U.S. people and the world were becoming increasingly ridiculous, and that fewer people believed them. He reaffirmed that Cuba would continue fighting for truth and justice and stated that Cuba is not a threat, but the blockade is.

El futuro de #Cuba no se decidirá jamás al norte. Eso ya lo dejamos claro desde el primero de enero de 1959, y no va a cambiar por muy torcidos que sean los planes yanquis para intentar doblegarnos. Ya debieran saberlo.

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— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) November 10, 2026

Back in August, a group of experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council warned that without swift action from the international community and civil society, Cuba risks becoming a “silent Gaza,” a comparison recently made by four members of the U.S. Congress during a visit to the island. Washington has widened unilateral sanctions on key sectors of the Cuban economy since June 2026, and in January took measures to block oil supplies.

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