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The US–Cuba paradox — indicting Castro while the CIA negotiates

In May 2026 the Trump administration is combining pressure (sanctions, a planned indictment of Raúl Castro over Brothers to the Rescue in 1996) with opening (CIA director Ratcliffe in Havana, $100m in humanitarian aid through the Catholic Church, a Rubio backchannel via Raulito since February). Cuba is facing a fuel crisis (the Anatoly Kolodkin in March, exhausted by the end of April) and the Opción Cero plan is circulating on WhatsApp.

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Šéf CIA rokoval v Havane, USA súbežne chystajú obžalobu Raúla Castra. Trump na Kubu tlačí sankciami aj ponukou 100 miliónov dolárov

Šéf CIA rokoval v Havane, USA súbežne chystajú obžalobu Raúla Castra. Trump na Kubu tlačí sankciami aj ponukou 100 miliónov dolárov

John Ratcliffe sa stretol s ministrom vnútra a vnukom Raúla Castra. O hodiny neskôr CBS odhalila chystané obvinenie za zostrelenie lietadiel z roku…

15.5.2026

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  • Moscow or Beijing sends another oil tanker to Cuba; or the deliveries stay blocked
  • Sheinbaum's Mexico and other Caribbean countries end the Cuban medical programme, or hold out against Washington's pressure

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