— Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla: We, with complete realism, are preparing for the defense of our nation, as is the Cuban tradition, and we hope that it never happens.
We work tirelessly to avoid any pretext to prevent the U.S. government from generating conditions that lead to a bilateral escalation.
But at the same time, we have said, and we will do so with complete firmness, that we will defend our right to self-determination at all costs.
