Published 01/12/2026 12:23 | Edited 01/12/2026 23:07
The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reacted this Sunday (11) to threats from the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to interrupt the supply of oil and financial resources that the island received from Venezuela, classifying the North American speech as offensive and reaffirming the country’s sovereignty and independence in the face of external pressure.
Havana’s position was supported by China and Venezuela, which expressed support for Cuban sovereignty, defended the right to international trade and demanded an end to the blockade and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States.
“Cuba is a free, independent and sovereign nation. Nobody tells us what to do. Cuba does not attack, it has been attacked by the United States for 66 years and it does not threaten: it prepares, willing to defend the Homeland until the last drop of blood”, wrote Díaz-Canel, when reacting to the threats made by Washington.
The Cuban president also stated that “those who blame the Revolution for the severe economic needs we face should remain silent out of shame”, maintaining that the country’s difficulties are the result of “the draconian measures of extreme suffocation that the United States has applied to us for six decades and which now threaten to intensify”.
Trump stated, in posts on social media, that Cuba will no longer receive oil and financial resources from Venezuela, accusing the island of providing “security services” to the Venezuelan government.
The US president declared that “there will be no more oil or money for Cuba” and pressured Havana to “make an agreement before it is too late”
In a statement released by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, the Venezuelan government stated that the relationship with Cuba “has historically been based on brotherhood, solidarity, cooperation and complementarity”, highlighting that bilateral ties are developed in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, international law, the self-determination of peoples and national sovereignty.
In the text, Caracas also reiterated that “international relations must be governed by the principles of international law, non-intervention, sovereign equality of States and the free determination of peoples”, arguing that “political and diplomatic dialogue is the only way to resolve, peacefully, controversies of any nature”.
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry highlighted that cooperation agreements with Cuba, including in the energy sector, were constructed legitimately and developed projects of mutual benefit in areas such as energy, health, education and sport.
China also reacted to threats against Cuba and expressed support for the island’s sovereignty. At a press conference, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning stated that Beijing “firmly supports safeguarding Cuba’s sovereignty and security” and opposes “any form of external interference.”
Mao Ning demanded that the United States “immediately cease the blockade, sanctions and any form of coercion” against Cuba and stated that unilateral measures do not contribute to peace or regional stability.
Asked about Trump’s statements involving Venezuelan oil, the Chinese spokeswoman declared that Latin American countries “are sovereign and independent nations, with the right to freely choose their partners”.
According to her, China will continue to deepen practical cooperation with the region, “including Venezuela”, and promote common development.
Source: vermelho.org.br
