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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated Monday that his administration is not currently negotiating with the U.S. government following President Trump’s threats against the island nation after the U.S. attack on Venezuela.
Some key facts:
• President Trump attacked Venezuela on Jan. 3, killing 32 Cuban officers and arresting President Nicolas Maduro.
• Cuba was receiving approximately 35,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela before the U.S. attack.
• Díaz-Canel stated that U.S.-Cuba relations must be based on international law rather than hostility and economic coercion.
• Trump suggested Cuba should “make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” without specifying what kind of deal.
• Cuba also receives about 5,500 barrels of oil daily from Mexico and roughly 7,500 from Russia.
• The only current contacts between the U.S. and Cuba are technical discussions regarding migration.
• Cuba’s government reports that U.S. sanctions cost the country more than $7.5 billion between March 2024 and February 2025.
• Experts believe Trump is attempting to deepen Cuba’s economic crisis and is not in a hurry to negotiate.
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