Cuba is prepared for the unlikely possibility of a military engagement with the US, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio.
This comes as US President Donald Trump escalates his rhetoric against Cuba, imposing an oil blockade that pushes the Communist-run nation deeper into economic crisis.
De Cossio stated that the country has historically been ready to mobilize for military aggression and would be naive not to prepare, despite the unlikelihood of such an event.
He also clarified that any suggestion of the Cuban government being subject to negotiation in talks with the US is untrue, and that regime change is 'absolutely' off the table.
Contrary to reports, the US military is not rehearsing for an invasion of Cuba, according to the top general overseeing American forces in Latin America.
