Trump Warns Cuba of 'Zero' Venezuelan Oil as Havana Asserts Sovereignty

Overview

• Posting on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said there will be “no more oil or money” from Venezuela to Cuba and urged Havana to “make a deal before it’s too late.”
• Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel replied that Cuba is a free and sovereign nation and said the country stands ready to defend the homeland “to the last drop of blood.”
• Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denied any monetary compensation for security services in Venezuela and asserted Cuba’s right to import fuel from willing markets.
• The White House issued an order embargoing profits from Venezuelan oil in the United States, while U.S. forces have maintained pressure in the Caribbean with additional tanker seizures reported.
• Cuba confirmed 32 of its nationals were killed during the U.S. operation that removed Nicolás Maduro, and rights groups say only 21 political prisoners have been freed so far in Venezuela with hundreds still detained and one death in custody reported.