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Díaz-Canel calls US dialogue 'stagnant,' denies Cuba is near 'collapse'
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Díaz-Canel calls US dialogue 'stagnant,' denies Cuba is near 'collapse'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that dialogue with the United States is "stagnant" and has not progressed.
  • He described Cuba's situation as "complex" and marked by "suffering" but denied the country is on the brink of collapse.
  • Díaz-Canel criticized the Trump administration's actions as "perverse" and aimed at subjugating the nation, while defending recent economic reforms.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged that dialogue with the United States is "stagnant," noting a lack of progress despite a "will to dialogue" and previous contacts. In an interview with the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, he stated that "dialogue cannot exist under oppression" and pointed to recent comments by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about cutting off Cuba's escape routes.

dialogue cannot exist under oppression

— Miguel Díaz-CanelCuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that dialogue with the United States is stagnant and cannot exist under oppression.

Díaz-Canel described Cuba's current situation as "complex" and marked by "enormous creativity and the historic resistance of the Cuban people." He denied that the country is on the verge of collapse, despite acknowledging "suffering." International experts have warned of a potential "silent Gaza" scenario on the island, an assessment Díaz-Canel called "perfectly correct."

We are in a complex situation but one marked by enormous creativity and the historic resistance of the Cuban people.

— Miguel Díaz-CanelThe Cuban president described the country's situation as complex but denied it was on the brink of collapse.

The Cuban economy has reportedly contracted by over 15% between 2020 and 2025, exacerbated by U.S. pressure, including an oil blockade and secondary sanctions. Citizens face widespread power outages, near-total paralysis of public transport, minimal hospital services, and soaring prices, particularly for food and medicine.

perversity

— Miguel Díaz-CanelDíaz-Canel accused the Trump administration of acting with 'perversity' in an attempt to subjugate the nation.

Criticizing the Trump administration, Díaz-Canel called its actions "perverse" and an attempt to "subjugate the nation." He defended a package of 176 reforms aimed at liberalizing and decentralizing the economy, approved in June. He insisted these are not "capitalist reforms" and that there will be no "capitalist restoration" on the island, reaffirming Cuba's commitment to "socialist construction."

We are in a process of socialist construction.

— Miguel Díaz-CanelRegarding economic reforms, Díaz-Canel reiterated Cuba's commitment to socialist construction.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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