Cuba’s communist government says its military is preparing to fend off a possible military invasion as President Donald Trump escalates economic pressure on the island.
The comments were made by Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press.
“Our military is always prepared,” he said. “And in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression.”
“We would be naive if we would not do that. But we truly hope that it doesn’t occur.”
The comments come as the Trump administration tightens sanctions, including a de facto fuel blockade that has left the island struggling to maintain basic energy supply.
Cuba has suffered repeated nationwide blackouts in recent months, including a full grid collapse last week and another major outage reported Saturday.
“It is very severe,” de Cossio said of the fuel shortages.
STRATEGIC PRESSURE: After the U.S. cut off Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, the island is now facing SEVERE fuel shortages and rolling blackouts.
Pressure is mounting on the regime thanks to the Trump Administration. pic.twitter.com/fflP7YDY6F
— Michael Carbonara (@MCarbonaraFL) March 15, 2026
He went on to express hope that the “boycott that the United States has been imposing does not last and cannot be sustained forever.”
Despite the worsening situation, Cuban officials ruled out any political concessions.
“The nature of the Cuban government… [is] not part of the negotiation,” De Cossio said.
The regime has released a small number of political prisoners and floated limited economic openings, but U.S. officials have dismissed those moves as insufficient.
Cuban authorities also made clear that President Miguel Díaz-Canel will remain in power.
While insisting the country is “not in a state of collapse,” De Cossio acknowledged the growing strain as fuel shortages, blackouts and economic pressure continue to mount.
“We’re being as creative as possible,” he insisted.
Earlier this week, Trump said he expected to have the “honor” of liberating the island from its communist regime.
“It’s a failed nation. They have no money, they have no oil, they have no nothing. They have nice land. They have nice landscape, you know? It’s a beautiful island. I think they have great people.”
”I think Cuba is, in its whole way, with, you know, tourism and everything else, it’s a beautiful island, great weather.”
”I do believe I’ll be the honor of— having the honor of taking Cuba. That’d be good honor, that’s a big honor.”
Trump on Cuba:
I do believe I’ll have the honor of taking Cuba. That would be good. That’s a big honor.
I can free it or take it, I think I can do anything I want with it. pic.twitter.com/I0TpVCY73j
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 16, 2026
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