Havana has reacted sharply to statements by US President Donald Trump, who during his speech at the UN General Assembly declared that Cuba's communist government is under strong pressure and that it "will fall."
Trump also said that Washington is conducting negotiations with Havana and that it is working to ensure that "freedom will come" to Cuba, without providing further details on the nature of these contacts.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez called the US president's statements "lies" and "slander." In a reaction on the social network X, he said that the US government does not accept that Cuba is and has the right to be a fully independent and sovereign state.
"None of the false statements made by the US president at the UN and no slander can and will never deny this fact," Rodríguez wrote.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel also reacted to Trump's speech, accusing the US administration of being unable to justify economic measures against Cuba and of presenting the island as a threat to the United States.
Meanwhile, during Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly, the Cuban delegation left the hall.
Relations between Washington and Havana have deteriorated further since Trump returned to power in 2025. The US administration has stepped up pressure on the Cuban government and imposed new economic measures, while Trump has described Cuba as a threat to US national security.
Havana has opposed these measures and has repeatedly accused Washington of economic pressure and interference in the country's sovereignty.