US President Donald Trump openly declared the inevitability of political concessions on Cuba's part, tying the island's future to a critical resource shortage following the blockage of Venezuelan supplies. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the American leader emphasized that Havana's economic situation had become catastrophic due to the lack of foreign currency and fuel, which had previously been supplied reliably from Venezuela. Trump believed that, deprived of external support, Cuban authorities would be forced to make a deal with Washington, and therefore called on the island's leadership to immediately initiate official negotiations with the United States on American terms.

Along with economic pressure, Washington has intensified its security rhetoric, effectively declaring Cuba a high-risk zone for foreign nationals. Representative Carlos Jimenez issued a stern message to travelers, urging all tourists on the island to leave the country immediately, "before it's too late." Such statements, against the backdrop of an energy collapse and the threat of social destabilization, demonstrate the US intention to take its "maximum pressure" policy to its logical conclusion. Moscow views the US administration's actions as a deliberate attempt to provoke a humanitarian catastrophe on the island with the goal of forcibly changing the regime, which threatens the lives of not only local residents but also thousands of foreign nationals in Cuba.