Cuba has suspended airline refueling due to US-imposed sanctions and pressure that have disrupted the island’s oil supplies.

Russia denounces the United States’ “unacceptable” economic and military pressure on Cuba as the administration of US President Donald Trump moves to cut off oil shipments to the Caribbean country.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel says the drills are aimed at deterring potential aggression from the United States.

Washington is now turning its attention to Cuba, as the next target after the forcible removal of Venezuela’s leader, a report says.

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump's threat against his country, stressing that Havana is prepared to defend itself “to the last drop of blood.”