Rubio, a Cuban-American and vociferous opponent of Havana's government, described the island 145 kilometres from the US shore as a "failed state" as it suffers a major economic crisis.

The speech is part of the Trump administration's multi-layered pressure campaign targeting Havana.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a "new path" in a special video address Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict the island's former…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio marked Cuba’s Independence Day by trying to rally the island country's citizens against their leaders.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushes 'new relationship' with US in Spanish-language message to Cubans