Cuba

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez stated that no aggressor, however powerful, will find surrender in Cuba amid new US threats and sanctions. He highlighted the people's resolve to defend sovereignty. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla called the measures reprehensible.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejected the possibility of a US military intervention in Cuba. He stated that any aggression against the island would also be against Latin America. He emphasized that only Cubans own their country.

Exiled Cuban activist Oraisa Estrada Velma denounced abuses against Black and mixed-race Cubans at the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva, but was interrupted by Cuba's official delegation. The Cuban representative accused her of disrespectful language and called for her to be silenced, drawing boos from the audience. Estrada pressed on, naming political prisoners and earning applause.

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The Bay of Pigs workshop, marking 65 years since the victory against imperialism, began on Tuesday at the Fidel Castro Ruz Center. It was attended by Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, head of the Ideological Department of the Communist Party's Central Committee, along with other officials. Participants agreed that the event reaffirms the daily defense of hard-won freedom and continues to guide Cuba's path.