Cuba calls U.S. actions toward Venezuela “unacceptable”

Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned on Tuesday what he described as “unacceptable” U.S. military aggression being prepared against Venezuela, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas.

Díaz-Canel criticized what he called U.S. “interference, threats, and military aggression” aimed at overthrowing Venezuela’s “legitimate government,” asserting that these actions evoke “the gunboat policy and the discredited Monroe Doctrine,” which he labeled remnants of a “neocolonial past.” He reaffirmed that Latin America and the Caribbean should remain a “zone of peace.”

Since September, the United States has deployed naval and air assets in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela, citing anti–drug trafficking operations. Washington has also accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of links to the Cartel of the Suns, a group allegedly involved in drug trafficking. U.S. authorities report having neutralized around 20 suspected trafficking vessels and confirmed the deaths of more than 80 crew members.

Cuba, a long-time ally of Venezuela, has repeatedly warned that U.S. “pretexts” for military action are neither “legally nor morally acceptable.” Tensions have deepened as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recently urged airlines to exercise “extreme caution” over Venezuelan and southern Caribbean airspace due to a “potentially dangerous situation.”

Adding to the strain, U.S. President Donald Trump warned three days ago of a possible complete closure of Venezuelan airspace.