Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko advised the United States against attempting a military adventure in Cuba today. Arguing that “it will cost them dearly.”
“If they get involved in Cuba and go to war with the Cubans, it will cost them dearly, history proves it.” Lukashenko warned in an interview with Rick Sanchez, the Cuban-American journalist who works for the Russian television channel RT.
The president stated that “there will be nations that discreetly support Cuba. It’s difficult to say how that might end.” Unlike Iran, Lukashenko noted, Cuba is “close to President Donald Trump’s mansion” in Florida.
“Do you need that? No. Well, you have to think about it. Is it possible? Very problematic,” he said.
Since the beginning of this year, tensions between Washington and Havana have escalated following the US military action in Venezuela.
On January 29th, Trump signed an executive order allowing the United States to impose tariffs on imports from countries that supply oil to Cuba.
Washington’s actions have caused a severe fuel shortage in Cuba. Affecting electricity generation and vital sectors of the economy. Including transportation, food production, healthcare, and education.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced Washington’s “energy blockade”. And deemed it “condemnable” that a power like the United States would “adopt such an aggressive and criminal policy toward a small nation.”
Meanwhile, in repeated statements to the press, Trump has not ruled out the possibility of the United States taking military action against the island.
With information from Prensa Latina
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