"Cuban Chargé d'Affaires Lianys Torres Rivera told The Hill that her country's socialist government is open to negotiating with the US, but that "the only exception is our sovereignty, independence, and right to self-determination," adding that "those are the red lines.""
"Torres Rivera acknowledged that ramped-up US pressure - including President Donald Trump's invasion threats and tightening of the internationally condemned 65-year economic embargo - is inflicting tremendous suffering on the Cuban people. "It's difficult. What the Cuban people are enduring these days is difficult," she said. "They are under a collective punishment from the US.""
"The Cuban government said Thursday that Trump's oil blockade has left the island and its 11 million people without fuel - a situation United Nations experts last week described as illegal "energy starvation." "We have reorganized the whole country, the healthcare system, the education system, the transportation system, to keep the basic services running," Torres Rivera told The Hill. "But it doesn't mean that they are running normally. They are running under huge stress.""
Cuban Chargé d’Affaires Lianys Torres Rivera emphasized that Cuba is open to negotiations with the United States while insisting that sovereignty, independence, and the right to self-determination are nonnegotiable. She said intensified U.S. pressure, including invasion threats and tighter enforcement of the 65-year economic embargo, is causing severe suffering for the Cuban people. She described the situation as collective punishment. Cuba stated that a Trump oil blockade has left the island and its 11 million people without fuel, which UN experts characterized as illegal “energy starvation.” Cuba reported reorganizing healthcare, education, and transportation to keep basic services running, though under major stress.
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