Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has issued a forceful response to recent U.S. criticisms, delivering a scathing rebuke via social media that directly addressed remarks from American leadership. The Caribbean leader asserted that those “who commercialize everything, including human lives, lack the moral authority to criticize Cuba in any manner whatsoever.”
Díaz-Canel characterized recent criticisms against Cuba as hysterical reactions fueled by anger over the nation’s sovereign choice of political model. He addressed those blaming the Cuban Revolution for current economic challenges, stating they should feel ashamed and maintain silence rather than offer uninformed commentary.
The Cuban president attributed the nation’s economic difficulties directly to six decades of “draconian extreme suffocation measures” imposed by the United States, noting that these restrictions now threaten to intensify further. He emphasized that Cuba remains a free, independent, and sovereign nation that categorically rejects external impositions.
In a definitive declaration, Díaz-Canel stated: “Cuba does not engage in attacks; it has been under continuous attack from the United States for 66 years. Cuba does not issue threats; it prepares diligently, standing ready to defend the Homeland to the final drop of blood.” The message concluded with the hashtag #CubaIsCourage.
These statements received extensive coverage across Cuban state media outlets, occurring within a broader context of regional tensions including aggression against Venezuela and escalating threats from the White House toward multiple nations.