Trump Administration Imposes New Sanctions on Cuban Regime as Foreign Minister Reports No Progress in Talks

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned that the United States is on a "dangerous path" that could lead to a "bloodbath in Cuba" as the Trump administration ramps up economic pressure on the island. Rodriguez spoke with ABC News' Whit Johnson in a sit-down interview in Havana on May 7, 2026.

He said he takes President Donald Trump's threats "very seriously" and stated there has been "no progress" in talks between Cuba and the United States.

U.S. government has chosen a dangerous path, a path that could lead to unimaginable consequences, to humanitarian catastrophe, to a genocide, to the loss of Cuban and young American lives, it could also lead to a bloodbath in Cuba," Rodriguez told ABC News in Spanish. " "I can tell you that I see no progress," Rodriguez said of the talks.

U.S. for weeks as Trump intensified pressure on the regime. , national security or foreign policy or economy or the American way of life," Rodriguez told ABC News.

U.S. S. " He suggested he could send the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to Cuba and stop about 100 yards offshore.

The Trump administration imposed new sanctions last week aimed at members of the regime. " So far the administration has relied on economic tactics. It enforced a blockade earlier this year cutting off Havana's access to foreign oil shipments, including those from Venezuela.

@ABC reported that Rodriguez maintained Cuba's independence throughout the interview and emphasized that any defense would come with broad popular backing.