Cuba's president says 'we would die' to defend against U.S. invasion

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Miguel Díaz-Canel stressed the need for dialogue, but said Cuba is prepared to defend itself.

President Miguel Díaz-Canel stood by Cuba’s leadership and didn’t concede a need for any changes to its government amid President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against the communist country.

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In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in Havana on Thursday, Díaz-Canel said there’s no “justification for the United States to launch a military aggression against Cuba.”

“An invasion to Cuba would have costs. ... It would affect the security of Cuba, the United States and of the region,” he said through a translator in his first American broadcast interview.