“The United States appears to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.”
— Simón Bolívar, 1829
“I have previously stated, and I repeat now, that the United States intends no military intervention in Cuba.” – President J F Kennedy to the Soviet president Nikita Khrushchev while the CIA-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs began on 18 April 1961.
“It was direct aggression in that it came from camps of the North Americans, that North American equipment was used, and that it included a convoy by the U.S. Navy and the participation of the U.S. Air Force” …. “The aggression was indirect only in regard to the personnel.” – Fidel Castro, 1961.
US President Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on 22 September 2026. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez responded to Trump’s UN remarks the same day. Rodríguez’s statement concerning negotiations was made earlier, on 7 September 2026.
| Donald Trump — UN General Assembly, 22 September 2026 | Bruno Rodríguez — Cuban Foreign Minister |
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Negotiations “Marco Rubio is handling a negotiation. He’s deep into negotiations with Cuba.” |
7 September 2026 “There are no negotiations or agendas, although a willingness to stay in contact remains despite the lack of progress.” |
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Cuba’s political future “It’s an absolutely failed state. It’s failing like never before, and it will fall.” |
22 September 2026 “The US government is incapable of accepting that Cuba is and has the right to be a full sovereign and independent country.” |
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Threat to the United States Trump said the United States would not permit foreign adversaries to use Cuba to threaten America from its doorstep. |
22 September 2026 “Cuba poses no threat to the US or any country.” |
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US pressure on Cuba Trump said his administration was seeking “a fundamental change” in Cuba and that the Cuban government was under intense pressure. |
22 September 2026 Rodríguez said the economic blockade and energy siege threatened Cuba and other nations, describing them as “an act of genocide and collective punishment.” |
Sources: United Nations transcript of Trump’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly, 22 September 2026; statements by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, 7 and 22 September 2026; Reuters.
Viva Cuba libre,
Ian Curr, 27 September 2026
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