00:00Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any U.S. military action against Cuba would lead to a,
00:07quote,
00:08bloodbath, and one with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.
00:13Diaz-Canel issued the warning in a post on X and added that, quote, Cuba does not pose a threat.
00:20His post follows an Axios report published a day earlier citing classified intelligence
00:25that said Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones.
00:30The report said Cuba had discussed plans to use them to attack the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay,
00:36U.S. military vessels, and Key West, Florida.
00:40But Cuba said the U.S. was fabricating a case to justify potential military intervention.
00:46In Havana, some residents said they would resist any attack.
00:52I know for a fact that Cuba is a strong country.
00:55The Cubans are very brave, and we're not going to back down.
00:59If they come, they'll have to fight, because Cuba will fight back.
01:03That's what I can tell you.
01:04My country, whether we're hungry or not, no matter what, will fight back.
01:08They'd better not come, because there's going to be a fight, you see.
01:16Another resident said he supported talks between the U.S. and Cuba.
01:21There must be an agreement between the two sides to talk and negotiate whatever they want,
01:26and Cuba must also enforce its laws, do you understand?
01:29But they shouldn't invade Cuba.
01:32Cuba will defend itself at all times, but it will never hand over the country.
01:36It will never hand it over, do you understand?
01:39Cuba has come under increasing strain since the United States cut off its energy supplies
01:44after arresting the president of its then-ally, Venezuela, in January.
01:49Tensions between the two countries have risen sharply in recent days.
01:53Reuters reported last week, citing a U.S. Department of Justice source,
01:57that prosecutors plan to indict former Cuban leader Raul Castro
02:01over Cuba's 1996 shooting down of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
02:08Tensions from the Department of Justice have been
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