The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Lis Cuesta Peraza de Díaz-Canel, at the funeral on 15 January 2026 of Cuban officers killed during the US operation in Venezuela seizing Nicolás Maduro. Photograph: Adalberto RoquePool via APView image in fullscreenThe Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel and his wife, Lis Cuesta Peraza de Díaz-Canel, at the funeral on 15 January 2026 of Cuban officers killed during the US operation in Venezuela seizing Nicolás Maduro. Photograph: Adalberto RoquePool via APCuba open to talks with US without pressure after months of Trump threatsMiguel DíazCanel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the islands deepening economic crisisAfter months of threats from Donald Trump, the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said that his government is willing to talk to the United States, just so long as it is without pressure.Standing in front of a life-sized photograph of Fidel Castro carrying a rifle during the 1959 revolution, Díaz-Canel, the 65-year-old president, said on Thursday that his island nation had been subject to an intense media campaigns of slander, hatred and psychological warfare.Nonetheless, he said, the country was willing to engage in dialogue with the United States, a dialogue on any topic, but without pressure or preconditions.The speech was broadcast on television, radio and YouTube. The Cuban government has found itself facing mounting threats of regime change from US officials, particularly since the 3 Januar
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