Cuba’s foreign minister has accused the US of building a “fraudulent case” for military intervention, following a report that it had acquired attack drones capable of targeting Florida.
Citing classified intelligence, the US news site Axios reported that Cuba now possessed 300 drones and was discussing striking nearby US targets.
According to a BBC News story, Bruno Rodríguez stressed that Havana “neither threatens nor desires war”.
He also wrote on social media, “”Without any legitimate excuse whatsoever, the US government builds, day after day, a fraudulent case to justify the ruthless economic war against the Cuban people and the eventual military aggression.”
He also insisted that while Cuba did not wish for war, it was preparing itself for “external aggression” and self-defence.
Cuba is suffering from a fuel crisis, exacerbated by an effective US oil blockade, while under pressure by the Trump administration to “make a deal”.
