Cuban President Rejects US Pressure to Resign

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has firmly rejected calls from the United States to resign, asserting his country's sovereignty during an interview with NBC News. In his first television interview with an American broadcaster, Díaz-Canel stated that "stepping down is not part of our vocabulary" and emphasized Cuba's independence from US influence.

According to The Guardian, Díaz-Canel criticized the US government's hostile policy toward Cuba, arguing that Washington lacks moral authority to demand changes. The Cuban president also condemned the US-imposed oil blockade, which has exacerbated an energy crisis on the island since January when Venezuela cut off its main oil supply after the US seized Nicolás Maduro.

The Trump administration has labeled Cuba a threat to national security and imposed sanctions aimed at pressuring regime change. As reported by Al Jazeera, President Donald Trump has hinted that Cuba could face military action, similar to his approach toward Venezuela and Iran. Despite these threats, Russia has reaffirmed its support for Cuba. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov visited Havana and stated that Moscow would not abandon its ally.

Russia recently sent a tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil to Cuba, marking the first oil delivery in three months. As noted by The Guardian, this shipment arrived despite Trump's threats of tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba. The energy crisis has led to widespread power blackouts and shortages in Cuba, further straining relations with the US.