Cuban President warns country will defend itself 'to the last drop of blood'
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Key Points:
- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez vowed to defend Cuba "to the last drop of blood" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's call for Cuba to make a deal with Washington before it is too late.
- Díaz-Canel blamed Cuba's economic hardships on U.S. sanctions, describing them as "draconian measures of extreme strangulation" applied for six decades, and emphasized Cuba's sovereignty and readiness to defend itself.
- President Trump accused Cuba of losing Venezuelan support after a recent U.S. attack killed many Cuban personnel and declared that Venezuela now has U.S. protection, warning Cuba that no more oil or money will flow from Venezuela to the island.
- U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez
