Cuban President Speaks Again After Trump's "Claims and Threats"

SadaNews - Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denied on Monday that there were talks between his country and the United States, at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is escalating pressure on the communist island.

Díaz-Canel wrote in a post on the "X" platform: "There are no talks with the U.S. government, except for communications on immigration for procedural purposes."

This statement comes after Trump announced on Sunday discussions with Havana, following the U.S. military operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The American president said: "We are having discussions with Cuba," without further details.

Trump urged Havana to "reach an agreement before it's too late," threatening in a post on "Truth Social" that "Cuba will not receive more oil or money. Nothing" from Venezuela.

Cuba, located near Florida, is a historical adversary of the United States and an ally of Caracas for decades.

Trump has intensified his rhetoric towards it in recent days, especially after Maduro's arrest on January 3.

Trump has not provided any details about the nature of the agreement he refers to or what it would achieve.

The Cuban president responded to his American counterpart's statements by saying that "no one" dictates to Cuba what it should do," before emphasizing on Monday that relations with the United States should be "based on international law rather than hostility, threats, and economic coercion."