Trump Describes Cuba as a "Failed State" and Rules Out Regime Change

SadaNews - President Donald Trump described Cuba as a "failed state" and urged Havana to reach an agreement with the United States, ruling out the idea of a regime change operation.

The U.S. president told reporters aboard Air Force One while returning to Washington on Monday evening, "Cuba is now a failed state... it lacks money, shipments, and everything."

He also considered that "many Cuban Americans would be pleased to have an agreement so they can travel and see their families," as he put it.

Furthermore, he confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is having talks with the Cuban side.

However, when asked whether his country would oust the Cuban government as it did in Venezuela, Trump replied, "I don't think that will be necessary."

Meanwhile, the U.S. president acknowledged that the fuel shortage Cuba is experiencing "poses a humanitarian threat," according to reports by "AFP."

These statements come as Cuba faces a severe fuel shortage and repeated power outages, amidst Trump’s tightening of the U.S. embargo on the island for decades and pressure on other countries that supply oil to Havana to stop doing so.

It is worth noting that the United States has imposed a ban on Cuba since the 1960s, but the Trump administration has tightened it in recent months, imposing sanctions on ships transporting oil to the country and threatening to impose tariffs on suppliers.

Meanwhile, Venezuela, which was the main supplier to Havana, stopped sending oil shipments in mid-December.

The Mexican government also announced that it would stop oil shipments following U.S. threats of sanctions.