Cuban president defiant amid US pressure and energy blockade threats

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounces US 'blockade' and 'attacks' during defiant anniversary speech. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Cuban president defiant amid US pressure and energy blockade threats

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HAVANA, Cuba – President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivered a defiant address on Tuesday, marking a key anniversary of the nation's socialist revolutionary declaration while directly confronting what he described as mounting pressure, threats of an energy blockade, and the persistent threat of attacks from the United States. Speaking at a commemorative event, the Cuban leader framed the current moment as one of renewed resistance against a historic adversary, rallying the nation amid severe economic challenges. The President's speech, laden with historical references to Cuba's revolutionary struggle, positioned the current US posture as a continuation of a decades-long campaign to undermine the island's sovereignty. He accused the United States of actively working to strangle the Cuban economy, specifically highlighting recent threats to restrict energy supplies. "We are facing not just policy, but a deliberate act of economic warfare designed to bring our people to their knees," Diaz-Canel stated, characterizing the US actions as an illegal and immoral blockade. His rhetoric underscored a central pillar of Cuban state ideology: that the nation's independence is perpetually under siege from its northern neighbor. This latest escalation occurs within a context of prolonged economic hardship for Cuba, exacerbated by the global pandemic, internal economic management issues, and the enduring US embargo, which is known in Cuba as "el bloqueo." The specific threat of an energy blockade represents a potentially catastrophic pressure point for the island, which relies heavily on imports of fuel and petroleum products. A significant disruption could paralyze transportation, cripple already fragile power grids, and further destabilize food production and distribution, deepening a humanitarian crisis that has driven unprecedented levels of migration from the island in recent years. The anniversary itself, the Declaration of Havana, is a foundational document from 1960 that formally rejected US hemispheric dominance and outlined core principles of Cuba's revolutionary foreign policy. By choosing this occasion for his remarks, Diaz-Canel deliberately linked current tensions to the...

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