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President Miguel Diaz-Canel [blamed](https://x.com/DiazCanelB/status/2054622454618710170) the worsening crisis on US sanctions. “The situation of the National Electric System has become particularly tense in recent days,” Diaz-Canel said in a statement
Diaz-Canel were to step down, it is unclear who might replace him. On Thursday, US delegation led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana, including one possible contender: Raul “Raulito” Rodriguez
Cuba, instead framing the crisis as the product of decades of economic mismanagement. Diaz-Canel, meanwhile, was [defiant](/news/2026/4/16/cuban-president-defiant-amid-us-pressure-and-energy-blockade-threats) as he spoke on Thursday during a gathering marking the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro
threat to US national security, nor are there any legitimate reasons to include it on the list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism”, the Cuban statement added. Havana “has never supported any hostile activity against