Cuban President responds to Marco Rubio’s Allegations Over Cause Of Oil Shortage.

President Díaz-Canel took to his social media account and called out  the U.S. government for its cynicism. His remarks followed a video posted on X  by Marco Rubio, who addressed the Cuban people in Spanish claiming that there is no U.S. oil blockade and blaming the Cuban “regime” for the severe oil shortage and blackouts that the Caribbean nation has experienced in recent months. 

“Now they cynically claim that there is no oil blockade against Cuba, that everything that our people suffer is the fault of the Cuban government,” Díaz-Canel wrote on X. 

He went on to say that the U.S. government lies continuously “without any shame, with alarming brazenness” and without presenting a single evidence that supports the claims that the U.S. Secretary of State Rubio exposed in the video message.

The Cuban president questions why the Treasury Department continues to restrict fuel shipments to Cuba in its systematic updates, given that the Executive Order of January 29, 2026—which penalized with tariffs any country that provides fuel to the Caribbean nation—was suspended. 

“Only very twisted minds could deny to the world that collective punishment being inflicted on entire people, which is already turning into an act of genocide,” asserts Díaz-Canel. 

Then he went on to remind that is a common practice of the “empire” to “start wars and exterminate people on the basis of lies,” and concluded his message demanding fact over words.