Cuban deputy foreign minister says it's an "absurd allegation" that his country is a threat to U.S.

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Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio dismissed claims that Cuba poses a threat to the United States as "absurd." He made these comments during an interview with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman, which comes amid recent power outages in Cuba following President Trump's decision to cut off fuel supplies to the country.

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On Friday, Cuba's power grid collapsed, leaving millions of people without electricity across the island. This marks the sixth such outage since President Trump cut off fuel supplies to Cuba in January. In an interview with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossio called it "absurd" to claim that his country poses a threat to the U.S. The ongoing power shortages have significant impacts on daily life and infrastructure in Cuba.

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