Cuba Not in Talks With US Following Trump’s Threat, Cuban Leader Says

Trump has warned that Cuba should forge a deal with the United States ‘before it is too late.’

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez attends a plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said on Jan. 12 that Cuba is not in talks with the United States, negating U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that discussions were taking place following the U.S. military attack on Venezuela.

U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, on Jan. 3 and captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their residence to face drug and arms-related charges in the United States.