The American president, Donald Trumpsaid this Friday that studies a “friendly takeover” of Cubaat a time when Washington is putting pressure on the communist island.
“The Cuban government is talking to us and has very serious problemsas you know. They ain’t got no money, they ain’t got nothing right nowbut they are talking to us and maybe we will see a friendly takeover of Cuba“, declared the president of the United States to the press, upon leaving the White House for a trip to Texas.
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Cuba needs radical change: Marco Rubio
The Secretary of State, Marco Rubiodeclared on Wednesday that Cuba needed a “radical change”shortly after The United States will relax its restrictions on oil exports to the islandwhich is going through a serious economic crisis, for “humanitarian reasons.”
Rubio made these statements at a summit of heads of government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), in the archipelago of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
According to the Miami Heraldapart from that meeting, American officials close to the Secretary of State met on Wednesday with Raul Rodriguez Castrograndson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
Rodríguez Castro does not hold any official position in the Cuban government, but is considered an influential figure on the island.
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The media Axios had already reported last week that Rubioborn in the United States but of Cuban parents, He had been in contact with Rodríguez Castro.
It should be noted that The United States has imposed an energy blockade on Cuba since January, alleging the “exceptional threat” that the communist island, located just 150 km off the coast of Florida, represents for American national security.
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