The Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer stated in an interview with Tania Costa for CiberCuba that certain sectors of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) are already seeking “arrangements” with Washington, interpreting the meeting on May 29 between the head of Southern Command and senior officials of the FAR at the perimeter of the Guantánamo Naval Base as a clear indication that Cuban military personnel want to secure a future before it is too late.
Ferrer described the reasoning that, in his view, drives those leaders: "I have my own interests secured, I want to ensure my family's future, and I don't want to get involved, I don't want to align myself with either Maduro or Jamenei, and I want to come to an agreement with these people."
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) stated that these military personnel "are the first ones who do not believe those nonsense and those ridiculous little videos suggesting that they think a war is fought the way it was done in the 60s or 70s of the last century."
Ferrer drew a direct parallel with Venezuela: just as Diosdado Cabello negotiated with Washington before and after the capture of Nicolás Maduro—an operation that the Cuban opposition figure described as executed with artificial intelligence and robotic force, "like a Hollywood movie"—some Cuban leaders would be raising their hands to become the "Delcy Rodríguez" of the Island.
"In the same way that they captured Maduro in an operation that seemed like a Hollywood movie, they could capture them at any moment," he warned. "In Cuba, moreover, they might not even need a single man and could do it all using artificial intelligence, without deploying any Marines."
To illustrate the window of opportunity that these military personnel have, Ferrer used the metaphor of a visa application: “They are filling out the form, and when the form is ready, the visa will be issued, but this visa doesn’t seem to be for the United Kingdom.” He added that now the Cuban commanders can choose to go to Moscow, Beijing, or Ankara, “but when the form is completely filled out, they would only have two destinations”: to accompany Maduro or to accompany the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, both options carrying fatal consequences.
The opposition figure claimed to have "a lot of firsthand information" from Baracoa and eastern Cuba indicating that high-ranking officials "would not like to die facing Tomahawk missiles or the depth bombs that seek them out in the depths of the bunkers, no matter how hidden they may be."
Ferrer also mentioned that the United States inaugurated about a month ago "a sort of sub-command that, based on artificial intelligence and robotic strength, barely uses" human personnel, which in his view radically changes the military landscape for the Cuban regime.
The meeting between General Francis L. Donovan and General Roberto Legrá Sotolongo was described by Southern Command as a "brief exchange on operational security matters," while the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) characterized it as "positive" and noted that both parties agreed to maintain communication.
The most striking aspect of the episode was the official release of the images by Southern Command, a fact that divided the Cuban exile community between those who see it as a sign of change and those who criticize it.
The regional context reinforces Ferrer's interpretation: according to Euronews, Washington negotiated with Diosdado Cabello before and after the operation against Maduro, and Cabello was not arrested, becoming the model of a "negotiator" that the Cuban opposition figure uses to describe what some military personnel from the Island might be seeking.
Ferrer’s statements come at the end of an extensive tour of 12 European countries, during which he met with 52 MEPs in Brussels over three days and with leaders of the Popular Party and Vox in Spain, aiming to urge Europe to abandon political dialogue with the Cuban regime.
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