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Cuba Warns U.S. of Bloodbath if Military Action Follows Drone Reports
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said any U.S. strike would cause a bloodbath and incalculable regional consequences. The warning followed an Axios report citing classified intelligence that Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones and discussed plans to attack the Guantanamo Bay naval base, U.S. vessels, and Key West, Florida.
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U.S. military action against Cuba would produce a bloodbath with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability. U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, American military vessels, and Key West, Florida.
Cuba has faced increasing pressure since the United States cut off energy supplies following the arrest of Venezuela’s president in January. Fuel shortages have become widespread in recent weeks, and electricity is often limited to one or two hours per day. N. Charter and international law. He added that those seeking to attack Cuba frequently rely on false pretexts.
U.S. Department of Justice sources, that prosecutors intend to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two planes operated by the humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro is 94. Such an indictment would mark a major escalation in pressure on Cuba by the Trump administration, which has described the island’s government as corrupt and incompetent while pushing for change.
Díaz-Canel also asserted that Cuba does not represent a threat.
