Miguel Díaz-Canel is the First Secretary of the Communist Party and top leader of Cuba since 2021. Known for maintaining revolutionary socialist governance and sustained opposition to U.S. sanctions and influence. Recently, Díaz-Canel has publicly defied U.S. pressure to resign, rejected American aid offers, and warned against military intervention. Last updated 2 days ago
"Trump does not rule Cuba, nor does the U.S. government rule Cuba. Cuba is sovereign. Cuba defends its right to self-determination.
The situation of maximum pressure we are facing today has certainly for...
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel:
"Trump does not rule Cuba, nor does the U.S. government rule Cuba. Cuba is sovereign. Cuba defends its right to self-determination.
The situation of maximum pressure we are facing today has certainly forced us to accelerate decisions and act more quickly, but not because we are giving in to pressure from the United States.
We are acting because we are looking for ways to overcome that pressure without sacrificing our sovereignty, our independence, or our people's right to decide their own future."
"I have no fear. I am willing to give my life for the Revolution. Removing one person will not solve anything. There are hundreds ready to assume responsibility."
Cuban President Díaz-Canel responding to Trump's invasion threats: "Whoever tries to take over Cuba will collect her blood-soaked soil if he does not perish in the struggle."
Cuban President Díaz-Canel on whether he would step down if requested by the U.S.:
"In Cuba, the people who are in leadership positions are not elected by the US government, and they don't have a mandate from the US government.
We have a ...
Cuban President Díaz-Canel on whether he would step down if requested by the U.S.:
"In Cuba, the people who are in leadership positions are not elected by the US government, and they don't have a mandate from the US government.
We have a free sovereign state. We have self-determination and independence, and we are not subjected to the designs of the United States.
On the other hand, Cuban leaders are not here representing an elite of power. You can see my background, where I was born, my family, what I've done throughout my life.
We are elected by the people. Although there's a narrative trying to disregard that."
"Concept of revolutionaries giving up and stepping down is not part of our vocabulary. If the Cuban people understand that I am not fit for office, that I am not rising to the occasion, then I should not be holding this position of president. I will respond to them."
The US publicly threatens Cuba, almost daily, with overthrowing the constitutional order by force. And it uses an outrageous pretext: the harsh limitations of the weakened economy that they have attacked ...
Cuba President Miguel Díaz-Canel:
The US publicly threatens Cuba, almost daily, with overthrowing the constitutional order by force. And it uses an outrageous pretext: the harsh limitations of the weakened economy that they have attacked and sought to isolate for more than six decades.
They intend and announce plans to seize the country, its resources, its properties, and even the very economy they seek to strangle to make us surrender.
Only in this way can the fierce economic war be explained, which is applied as collective punishment against the entire people.
In the face of the worst scenario, Cuba is accompanied by a certainty: any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.
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