Through his account on the social media platform X, the foreign minister stated that these activities are carried out under “false pretexts” and respond to a “corrupt agenda” of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In his post, the Cuban foreign minister insisted that Latin America and the Caribbean must be respected as a Zone of Peace, and rejected any action that compromises the sovereignty of the countries in the region.

The Donald Trump administration deployed more than 4,000 additional marines and sailors to the waters surrounding Latin America and the Caribbean to combat drug cartels.

According to CNN, based on information from two defense officials, this is a drastic show of force that will provide Trump with a wide range of military options should he wish to take action against drug trafficking groups.

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