Cuba's president blames America's 'politics of economic asphyxiation' for unrest after massive anti-communist protest
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, 61, on Monday blamed the U.S. for the protests that sprung up in his country on Sunday
Thousands of people took to the streets in the largest demonstrations against the government seen in years
Diaz-Canel said the U.S. embargo was strangling the country and accused the U.S. of paying mercenaries to stir up unrest within Cuba
On Sunday the Cuban government shut down the internet to stop the sharing of images of protest on social media
On Monday Joe Biden called the demonstrators 'remarkable' and demanded that the government in Havana not repress them with violence