What happened
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accused the United States of applying pressure to “appropriate” Cuba. Díaz-Canel also described the long-running U.S. embargo and an oil-related blockade as a “weapon of war” that results in deaths.
Background and earlier position
The Cuban government frames the U.S. embargo and the oil-related blockade as harmful instruments of coercion. This framing links economic pressure to human suffering and rejects the idea that the U.S. measures are neutral or limited to specific policy targets.
What changed now
Miguel Díaz-Canel’s fresh denunciation adds two allegations in one public statement: (1) the United States is seeking to “appropriate” Cuba, and (2) the U.S. embargo and oil-related blockade operate as a “weapon of war” causing deaths. The provided information does not list new U.S. enforcement steps, new sanctions designations, or new legal instruments; it documents a renewed Cuban presidential accusation and framing.