Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks during the opening of the 1st International Colloquium "Fidel: Legacy and Future" at Havana Convention Palace in Cuba on Monday. The conference marks the centenary of the birth of Fidel Castro and runs from through Thursday.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accused the United States of waging "psychological warfare" against Cuba and linked recent reports of increased CIA operations on the island to what he described as an attempt by Washington to destabilize the Cuban government.
Díaz-Canel made the remarks Saturday during the closing session of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties, held at the Palace of Conventions in Havana.
"We are living through the most dangerous period since the October Crisis," Díaz-Canel said, using Cuba's name for the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
He said that, in addition to economic pressure, Cuba is facing a "high-intensity unconventional war" that he said includes "digital subversion," funding for "internal mercenaries," media smear campaigns and influence networks.
