German Chancellor sees no reason for U.S. attack on Cuba and calls for diplomacy

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that he saw no reason for the United States to attack Cuba, after months of pressure from President Donald Trump on the island nation.

“Despite all the internal political problems this country has with its communist regime, there is no perceptible threat from Cuba to other countries,” the Chancellor declared. “And that is why I don’t see what would justify an intervention here.”

Following the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the war launched alongside Israel against the Islamic government of Iran, Trump has warned that Cuba could be the next target.

In a press conference with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva this Monday in Hanover, Merz said that the United States should resolve its differences with Cuba “peacefully and through diplomatic means, and not unnecessarily start a new conflict in the world that will only cause more problems.”

“The ability to defend oneself does not mean having the right to intervene militarily in other states when their political systems do not align with what others may have in mind,” he stated.