Trump issues ultimatum to Cuba as humanitarian crisis looms<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nLast week, US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in relations with Cuba, accusing the island of aligning itself with “hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors.”<\/em><\/p>\nHe claimed that Cuba’s military cooperation and contact with Russia, China, Iran, as well as Palestinian armed group Hamas and Lebanese group Hezbollah, “directly threaten”<\/em> US national security.<\/p>\n“The United States has zero tolerance for the depredations of the communist Cuban regime,”<\/em> Trump’s executive order said.<\/p>\nCuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rejected the allegations. “Cuba is not a terrorist country. Cuba is also not a threat to the security of the United States. We do not protect terrorists,”<\/em> he said on Thursday.<\/p>\nDiaz-Canel said Cuba is ready for dialogue with the US “without pressure and without preconditions, and on the basis of equality and respect.”<\/em><\/p>\nLast month, the US abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a commando raid on his compound in Caracas. Maduro denied drug-trafficking and weapons charges when he was brought before a New York court.<\/p>\n
Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have also made threats toward the left-wing governments of Colombia and Nicaragua. Trump hosted Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House this week, with both leaders describing the meeting as cordial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beijing has pledged to support Havana against President Donald Trump\u2019s threats China has expressed support for Cuba’s sovereignty after the US labeled the island’s socialist government a security threat. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, in Beijing on Thursday. “China firmly supports Cuba…<\/p>\n
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