“Let the United States government know that freedom arrived in Cuba on January 1, 1959, and we are not going to lose it; we are going to defend it,” stated Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez — First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic — on Wednesday during the premiere broadcast of the program “Criterio Compartido” (Shared Criteria) on Radio Rebelde.
During the program, the Cuban leader assessed the remarks made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Cuba at the United Nations as overbearing, arrogant and interventionist — rooted in the contempt felt toward the Cuban people and the Cuban Revolution for what it represents.
“They always want to portray us as a failed state to absolve themselves of blame for the genocide they are committing,” he noted.
On his X account, the head of state wrote this Tuesday that Washington’s characterization of the island as a threat seeks to justify its genocidal economic war against the Cuban population.
Díaz-Canel maintained that resorting to lies reflects a refusal to accept the Caribbean people’s right to self-determination, and he reaffirmed that the country will continue to defend its sovereignty while working to overcome the ruthless aggression imposed by the North American nation.
In light of this, the Caribbean leader reiterated that the blockade is the true threat.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla noted on the same social media platform that the U.S. government is incapable of accepting Cuba as an independent and fully sovereign nation. Bruno Rodríguez dismissed the accusations leveled at the multilateral body as falsehoods and slander, insisting that the island poses no threat to the United States or any other country, whereas the current economic restrictions and energy blockade do indeed threaten Cuba and other nations.
“It is an act of genocide and collective punishment; we are a peaceful country and deserve peace,” emphasized Cuba’s top diplomat, noting also that this blockade has been systematically rejected by the vast majority of the international community in various forums.
These statements led the Cuban delegation to walk out of the United Nations meeting hall in New York in protest during the U.S. President’s address.
In his speech, the current occupant of the White House made statements interfering in the archipelago’s internal affairs and acknowledged his administration’s “maximum pressure” policy against Havana to justify the “failed state” narrative, while predicting the country’s imminent collapse under the weight of the imposed siege.
IMAGE CREDIT: José Manuel Lapeira Casas | Via X (@CriterioComCUB)
[ SOURCE: AGENCIA CUBANA DE NOTICIAS ]
