The Cuban regime asserted that the alleged plans of the administration of Donald Trump to "take Cuba" are doomed to fail, amidst increasing pressure from Washington on Havana.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Fernández de Cossío addressed the topic during an extensive interview granted to the American program Breaking Points, in which he defended the Cuban government's ability to withstand the pressure strategy employed by the United States.
The interview was shared on social media by the official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, who summarized Fernández de Cossío's message by stating that Trump's "plans" to take Cuba will "fail."
During the conversation, the Deputy Minister of MINREX stated that Washington's goal is to "take control of Cuba." (take over Cuba), although he added: "whatever that may mean."
According to the diplomat, U.S. policy aims to elevate the hardships faced by the population to create enough internal pressure against the Cuban authorities and even provoke the overthrow of the regime.
However, Fernández de Cossío stated that this strategy will not achieve its objective.
«It will not cause the government to collapse», he asserted, before dismissing the possibility that the Cuban authorities would ultimately relinquish their sovereignty and accept the demands from Washington.
The issue resurfaced later in the interview when the hosts discussed the recent actions of the United States in Venezuela and directly asked Fernández de Cossío if that country could become a model that Washington might try to apply in Cuba.
They could try it, the deputy minister replied. However, he assured that the United States would eventually understand that such an attempt would fail and justified his statement by pointing out the differences between the two countries.
"It's a different country, a different reality", he stated.
The diplomat also questioned the foreign policy of the Trump administration and its doctrine of "peace through strength," which he interpreted as a strategy aimed at imposing U.S. interests through power and coercion.
The statements come amid intense pressure from Washington on Havana and a deep economic and energy crisis on the island, the severity of which Fernández de Cossío broadly acknowledged during the interview, although he primarily attributed it to U.S. sanctions.
Despite acknowledging the severity of the internal situation, the official insisted that U.S. pressure will not lead to the collapse of the government.
At another point in the interview, the diplomat also revealed that Havana and Washington are in contact and have held "some meetings," although he clarified that there is currently no permanent dialogue mechanism and described those exchanges as communication conversations, not negotiations.
The deputy minister also assured that Cuba is undergoing a social and economic transformation "deeper than at any moment since the 1960s," characterized by greater market participation and an expansion of the private sector.
He acknowledged that these changes are causing concern within Cuban society itself and admitted that the government is unaware of what the final outcome will be.
We do not know what the outcome will be, but we need to do something to change the current reality, he stated.
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