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Argentine President Javier Milei asserted that the Cuban regime will collapse without the need for direct intervention, in a more than one-hour interview granted to Cuban journalist Ismael Cala for the podcast The Abundance Revolution, published on Friday on social media.
"Cuba will end up collapsing on its own," asserted Milei emphatically. The leader went further, predicting that when Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio enter the island, they will do so "walking," without encountering resistance.
Milei attributed the imminent collapse of the regime to the cutoff of Venezuelan oil supply through PDVSA, which eliminated funding for Havana and resulted in the prolonged blackouts that the Cuban population is experiencing.
The Argentine president also drew a direct parallel with Venezuela: "Just as they ended the scourge of Venezuela, they will end the scourge of Cuba," he declared, openly supporting the pressure Washington exerts on both dictatorships.
One of the most striking moments of the interview arose when Cala asked if he would lend a chainsaw to Rubio, alluding to the symbol of budget cuts that has become a trademark of the Argentine leader.
Milei first clarified that this iconic gift was given to Elon Musk, not to Trump, and then answered without hesitation: "I have no problem" in making one for Rubio.
Regarding the U.S. Secretary of State, Milei was particularly complimentary: he described him as "a person for whom I have great affection and also enormous respect, along with a great appreciation and valuation of his work, which I find extraordinary."
Cala, for his part, emphasized on Instagram that "Cuba will be free" was "one of the most forceful statements" of the entire conversation, and highlighted that the interview also addressed Trump, Rubio, and "the hope that a new chapter can open for Cuba."
The Cuban journalist invited his followers to listen to the full episode "with context and without edited headlines."
Milei's statements come at a time of maximum pressure from Washington on Havana.
On May 1, Trump signed a new executive order with secondary sanctions against Cuba, targeting banks and foreign companies that do business with Cuban entities.
Weeks later, CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana to deliver an ultimatum to the regime, and the Department of Justice declassified federal criminal charges against Raúl Castro for the downing of Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996.
It is not the first time that Milei has made predictions about the end of the Cuban regime. In March, during the CPAC held in Budapest, he claimed that Cuba would be free "before the middle of the year" under Trump's leadership.
And in May, at the Milken Institute Conference in Beverly Hills, he urged that Trump's American dream arrives soon in Cuba and Venezuela, reminding that the island has been without freedom for 67 years.
The interview with Cala also explored personal aspects of the Argentine leader, such as childhood traumas, his relationship with the Torah, and his views on a new romantic relationship. It was presented as part of the launch of the new book by the Cuban journalist, "La Revolución de la Abundancia."
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