Cuban President Promises 'Impregnable Resistance' to Any US Attempt to Control Island
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned that any US effort to seize control would face strong opposition, amid power restoration following a nationwide blackout.
Why it matters
Cuba's massive power blackout — the second in months — highlights the deteriorating state of the island's Soviet-era electrical grid, deepened by decades of U.S. sanctions. Díaz-Canel's defiant rhetoric reflects the Cuban government's need to project strength domestically while the country faces severe economic hardship.
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