José Daniel Ferrer Criticizes Cuban Foreign Ministry: "They Are Liars and Their Offer Is Pure Hypocrisy"

Cuban opposition leader José Daniel Ferrer delivered a scathing response to a statement from the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which the Cuban regime claimed it poses no threat to United States security and expressed willingness to collaborate with Washington on issues like combating terrorism and enhancing regional security.

In a video shared on social media, Ferrer challenged the credibility of the official message, accusing the regime of employing a duplicitous narrative to ease pressure from the U.S. government. "I come across this declaration from the Castro-communist tyranny's Foreign Ministry seeking dialogue, cooperation, understanding, and even affection with the Trump administration," he remarked.

Ferrer dismissed the idea that the regime could be a genuine partner in the fight against terrorism. "The Castro-communist regime has always been terrorist, and the worst terrorism is the one they continue to practice against the Cuban people," he stated, referencing the oppression faced by citizens, political prisoners, and the most vulnerable segments of the population.

He highlighted incidents of harassment against U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Cuba, Mike Hammer, following a public condemnation event in Trinidad, as indicative of the true nature of power in Havana. "That's aggressive and uncivilized behavior," he commented, concerning the shouting and insults directed at the American diplomat.

The opposition leader emphasized that the MINREX statement lacked concrete commitments to human rights. "They never mention being willing to respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Cuban people," he criticized.

Ferrer maintained that the U.S. administration is aware of this contradiction. "Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, this administration knows they are liars, frauds, who commit, offer, say, and never deliver," he asserted, adding that the regime "remains an enemy of U.S. security" and "a threat to world peace."

He argued that the offer of cooperation does not stem from any genuine intention to change but is rather a political strategy. "It's just another move to buy time," he warned, predicting that the regime seeks to weaken Washington's pressure and reach the end of the current U.S. presidential term without making substantial reforms.

The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU) insisted that no gesture from the regime could be credible without verifiable changes. "Until they release all political prisoners, end repression, and respect the basic rights of the Cuban people, nothing they do can be credible," he insisted.

Ferrer’s remarks come amid escalating tensions between Havana and Washington, marked by the regime's attempt to project an image of rapprochement following new sanctions and measures announced by President Donald Trump.

Days earlier, Ferrer had publicly supported Washington's pressure tactics, labeling the Cuban regime as "an enemy of freedom" and clarifying that the sanctions target the dictatorship, not the people.

In the concluding part of his latest message, Ferrer called for unity among Cubans both on and off the island to confront the regime. "We must join forces, genuinely, with sincerity, without lies, without hypocrisy, to overthrow the tyranny," he urged, ending with a direct message to the power in Havana: "Enough with repression, enough with severe human rights violations, enough with misery, enough with hypocrisy, enough with lies."