VIDEO. "Freedom": Cubans demonstrate against regime amid economic crisis

Exceeded by the economic crisis, which worsened food and medicine shortages and pushed the government to cut electricity for several hours a day, thousands of Cubans spontaneously took to the streets on Sunday in dozens of towns and villages across the country. , to cries of "We are hungry", "Freedom" and "Down with the dictatorship".

An unprecedented mobilization in Cuba where the only authorized gatherings are generally those of the Communist Party (PCC, unique).

While he acknowledged the “dissatisfaction” that some Cubans may feel, Miguel Diaz-Canel also accused the long-standing enemy, Washington, of being on the move.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday accused the United States of pursuing "a policy of economic suffocation to provoke social unrest" and "regime change" on the island, in the wake of historic protests against the government.

The Cuban government said it was ready on Sunday to defend the revolution "at all costs", in the face of historic demonstrations against the "dictatorship", scrutinized by Washington, which warned Havana against any use of violence.