Rubio Urges Cuba to Choose Different Path or Face Consequences

He reiterated the Trump administration's wish for a deal in the midst of an oil blockade, saying the communist country must face reality.

Rubio Urges Cuba to Choose Different Path or Face Consequences

TL;DR

  • U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba of consequences if the communist regime does not change its path.
  • Rubio stated that those who believe they can outlast the Trump administration are mistaken.
  • Washington hopes the regime's leaders will acknowledge their current reality.
  • A U.S.-imposed oil blockade has created severe strain in Cuba, leading to fuel shortages and blackouts.
  • Rubio believes continuing revolutionary slogans without change will lead to learning a lesson 'the hard way'.