Cuba prepares for possible US invasion as president issues warning
Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of Cuba (photo: Estudios Revolución)
Cuba is determined to repel any attempt at foreign military aggression and is already preparing to do so, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said, according to Granma.
According to the Cuban leader, the intensified defense preparations are driven by numerous statements from American politicians and government officials who, he claims, support a military operation against Cuba.
"We are determined to repel any attempt at foreign military aggression against our country. We are preparing for such a scenario," Díaz-Canel said during defense activities in the municipality of Boyeros.
He also said that Cuban authorities have begun using wartime command structures to strengthen the country's defense capabilities during peacetime.
"It is precisely these repeated threats of military aggression that have forced us to activate wartime structures during peacetime and begin intensive preparations of the population for defense," the president explained.
Díaz-Canel added that nationwide defense training activities are organized on the island every week. Military personnel, local government officials, and civilians take part in exercises to practice procedures in the event of an armed conflict.
In addition, Cuba held large-scale strategic military exercises called Moncada-2026 last week.
The Cuban president also stated that, despite the current difficult circumstances, the country has no intention of abandoning its socialist path of development.
"Under the current circumstances, we must demand that the United States government lift and end the blockade of our country, stop the collective intimidation of the Cuban people, and end all this genocidal aggression it wants to subject our entire population to," he stressed.
Díaz-Canel also rejected the idea that Cuba could pose a threat to other countries, describing it as a peaceful nation that continues to show solidarity despite domestic difficulties.
"Cuba is a peaceful country, a country that shows solidarity and continues to demonstrate it even under the difficult conditions in which we live, and therefore poses no threat to the national security of any country in the world," the president emphasized.
According to Granma, 36 production and defense brigades have been involved in defense preparations in the Boyeros district, where José Martí International Airport is located.
Meanwhile, local authorities are conducting drills to practice emergency alerts and measures to protect the population in the event of an imminent military invasion.
US President Donald Trump previously indicated that he wants to resolve the Cuba issue" before the end of his term and does not rule out a military option.
Interestingly, the White House leader recently claimed that the US and Cuba would reach an agreement without military action.
