Cuba Vows Self-Defense if Attacked, Citing US Threats
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- Cuba's foreign ministry stated it will exercise its right to self-defense if attacked, following reports that the US is considering capturing Cuban Revolution leader Raul Castro and preparing charges related to a 1996 incident.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba to convey a message from President Trump.
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HAVANA, May 17. /TASS/. Cuba will use its right to self-defense if it is attacked, the country’s foreign ministry said.
"If Cuba is attacked, it will exercise its right to legitimate defense," the ministry said on X.
The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing sources, that the United States does not rule out capturing one of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raul Castro.
Earlier, American media reported that the United States was preparing to charge 94-year-old Castro with a 1996 shooting down of two planes of the Miami-based emigrant organization Brothers to the Rescue.
On May 14, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba to meet with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the grandson of Raul Castro. According to the sources of the Axios portal, Ratcliffe delivered the message of US President Donald Trump said that the United States is ready for serious cooperation on economic and security issues, if Cuba undergoes fundamental changes.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that a US attack on Cuba is not ruled out.
