Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has issued a stark warning to US President Donald Trump, stating that Washington has no moral authority to force a deal on Cuba, following their intervention in Venezuela. Nobody dictates what we do," said Diaz-Canel while rejecting Trump's threat to cut off oil and money to Cuba. Cuba breaks the silence on Trump's threatAfter Trump's "no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba' warning, Diaz-Canel said, "Those who turn everything into a business, even human lives, have no moral authority to criticise Cuba in anything, absolutely anything. Trump's warning to Cuba over Venezuela oilEarlier, Trump claimed in a social media post that there would be no more oil or money going to Cuba. In his post on Truth Social, Trump had said, "Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela.

Source: dna January 11, 2026 17:55 UTC