US EditionRubio Says Current Cuban Government Unable to Fix Island’s Struggling Economy, ‘Needs New People in Charge’ to Repair It
Marco Rubio urged leadership change in Cuba, citing economic failure and energy crises worsened by U.S. sanctions that caused a blackout affecting 10 million people, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signaled imminent U.S. action on Cuba, saying his administration will be doing something very soon after a White House meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.
- As Cuba works to restore electricity to millions, the island faces a deepening economic crisis and fuel shortages that caused an island-wide blackout a day earlier and Cuba's government says the U.S. economic embargo cost more than $200 billion.
- Rubio, whose family immigrated from Cuba to the U.S., argued that 'Suffice it to say that the embargo is tied to political change on the island', linking the crisis to leadership change.
- Last week, Democrats on Capitol Hill introduced legislation to prevent attacks on Cuba without congressional approval, though such war powers resolutions often fail in the Republican-controlled Congress.
- Observers noted parallels with the U.S. operation in Venezuela and warned that an unnamed White House official accused Rubio of sabotaging talks, as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged high-level discussions last week.
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Havana. U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated yesterday that the situation in Cuba “is serious” and that the U.S. plans to do “something” in the near future, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that “they are not drastic enough” the changes made by Havana to allow investments by the Cuban diaspora on the island and warned that what is needed is “new people in charge” in the direction of the Caribbean country.
Cuba’s lights begin to return, but its crisis is far from over
Cuba’s nationwide blackout and energy crisis explained The traffic lights are finally back on in Havana, but most of Cuba is still in the dark. Cuba’s national power grid collapsed yet again on Monday, and there was no electricity supply across the country for most of Tuesday. Power is slowly…
The "New York Times" reported on Monday that American officials had asked the Havana regime to rid the head of state, without however pushing for a complete overthrow of the communist government.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected a New York Times article that claimed that US officials asked Cuba to leave President Miguel Diaz-Canel, according to AFP.
The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, on the other hand, denied an article in the New York Times that American officials had urged Cuba to remove its president.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, denied on Tuesday an article in the New York Times according to which American officials urged Cuba to remove its president, Miguel Diaz-Canel. ...
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