Cuba says no talks with U.S. after Trump threats following U.S. attack on Venezuela
Cuban President Miguel Díaz‑Canel says no talks with the U.S. after President Trump threatened Cuba following a U.S. operation in Venezuela that killed Cuban officers.
Overview
Miguel Díaz-Canel posted on X that his government is not negotiating with the U.S., allowing only technical migration contacts and demanding relations based on international law and sovereign equality.
President Donald Trump warned Cuba to “make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela on Jan. 3, killing 32 Cuban officers and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
Shipping analysts say Cuba previously received roughly 35,000 barrels daily from Venezuela, plus shipments from Mexico and Russia; no Venezuelan cargoes have departed for Cuba since Maduro's capture.
Fuel shortages and a deteriorating electric grid have produced rolling blackouts; experts warn loss of Venezuelan oil would deepen Cuba's economic and humanitarian crises.
Analysts offer differing views: some see Cuba seeking ways to ease sanctions, others say Díaz‑Canel is buying time for his inner circle amid constrained options.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as U.S. pressure worsening Cuba’s crisis: they foreground Trump's threats and seized oil shipments, supply specific shipment and blackout figures, and juxtapose Díaz-Canel’s legalistic rebuttals with experts describing desperation. Editorial emphasis on consequences and selected expert voices steers readers toward seeing the U.S. role as central and punitive.
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Díaz-Canel stated there are no current talks with the U.S. government except for technical migration contacts, and relations must be based on international law, sovereign equality, mutual respect, and without hostility or threats.
Trump warned Cuba to 'make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE' following a U.S. attack on Venezuela.
U.S. forces attacked Venezuela on January 3, killing 32 Cuban officers and capturing Nicolás Maduro.
Cuba previously received about 35,000 barrels of oil daily from Venezuela, but no cargoes have departed since Maduro's capture, exacerbating fuel shortages and blackouts.
Analysts view Díaz-Canel's comments as buying time for his inner circle amid desperate times and limited options, with differing opinions on whether Cuba seeks to ease sanctions.
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