Cuba’s president has accused the United States of carrying out “genocide” against his people and seeking to seize the Caribbean island nation.
President Miguel Diaz-Canel lashed out during a rally on Sunday commemorating the start of the Cuban Revolution in 1953. His anger was a reaction to Washington’s continued pressure, which has included a crippling oil embargo that has produced regular blackouts and economic hardship.
US relations with the communist-led island have long been tense, but have deteriorated further under US President Donald Trump.
Washington imposed an oil embargo on Cuba on January 29, causing daily blackouts of more than 20 hours.
The US, Diaz-Canel said on Sunday, was engaged in “economic strangulation” through its actions.
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