Cuban President Accuses U.S. of Seeking to Seize Island Amid Sanctions
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel accused the United States of pursuing a 'genocidal policy' aimed at suffocating Cuba's economy and appropriating the island. Speaking on the 73rd anniversary of the Cuban Revolution's start, he condemned Washington's intensified sanctions and oil blockade under President Donald Trump, following the U.S. military's toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January 2026. The measures have caused a drastic decline in tourism, departure of foreign companies, and severe energy shortages leading to nationwide blackouts. The U.S. justifies its actions by citing Cuba's alliances with Russia and China and alleged human rights violations. Diaz-Canel called for national unity and touted recent free-market reforms, while vowing to resist any military invasion and rejecting changes to Cuba's political model.
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