The Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel stated that “Cuba is not alone” and publicly thanked the support of the Mexican government in the face of the tightening of the measures of Donald Trump, who has warned of a possible “energy blockade” on the island after assuming control of the Venezuelan oil sector.
In a televised appearance, the Cuban president highlighted that Mexico, under the administration of Claudia Sheinbaumhas reiterated its support “in all its mornings” in the face of the new scenario of American pressures.
Díaz-Canel maintained that different foreign governments and companies expressed their willingness to help the island, although he avoided revealing names. He assured that, despite the lack of fuel dAs a result of the sanctions, the country has made progress in the installation of 49 photovoltaic parks, which will cover 38 percent of daytime demand. Before 2023, renewable sources represented just three percent of generation; in 2025 they reached 10 percent. Without this solar reinforcement, he warned, the current deficit “would have been permanent.”
The president described a tense energy landscapesince in the last month, generation with diesel and fuel oil was “zero” due to lack of inputs, which triggered blackouts in a population of 9.7 million inhabitants dependent on aging thermoelectric plants.
In parallel, the Caribbean president stated that Havana is willing to dialogue with the United States, as long as it is from a “position of equals”, without pressure or preconditions and with respect for the sovereignty and independence of the island.
The statement comes as the Republican magnate maintains that Mexico will stop selling crude oil to Cuba and while insisting that there are ongoing conversations with authorities in Havana. However, the vice chancellor Carlos Fernández de Cossío He qualified the message, pointing out to CNN that there is no formal dialogue, although there is an “exchange of messages.”
Tension intensified after the capture of Nicolas Maduroa key ally of Havana. Since then, Washington cut off the flow of Venezuelan oil and signed a decree that contemplates tariffs for any country that sells crude oil to Cuba under the argument that it represents “an exceptional threat” to US security.
Faced with this, Díaz-Canel stressed that The island faces a complex situationbut assured that it has international support and that the island remains willing to discuss any issue with Washingtonas long as it is without impositions.
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