US EditionPresident Suggests US Could Take over Cuba
President Trump said talks with Cuba could lead to a friendly takeover amid a deepening Cuban energy crisis and U.S. policy tightening, with Secretary Rubio leading discussions.
- On Friday, President Trump said the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a `friendly takeover of Cuba`, offering no details.
- Amid a deepening energy crunch, Cuba faces an energy crisis after the U.S. blocked Venezuelan oil shipments in January, and the administration has tightened rules including reinstating Cuba on terrorism lists.
- Following a Florida-registered speedboat incident that left four dead and six injured, U.S. officials close to Secretary of State Rubio reportedly met with Cuban officials, with Rubio handling discussions `at a very high level`.
- The U.S. Treasury Department's licensing guidance allows license applications to resell Venezuelan-origin oil for Cuba's private sector, effective immediately, but depends on Cuban buyers' funds.
- No timeline has been given, and Washington sees an opening to reshape relations with Cuba after decades of standoff, while regional leaders expressed concern, and Trump raised the possibility of a `friendly takeover`.
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After the oil supply in Cuba was blocked as a result of the US attack on Venezuela, the crisis of the Caribbean state is intensifying. Donald Trump is already planning a solution: the "peaceful takeover" of Cuba by the US.
Trump says Cuba has 'no money' and 'maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover'
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he left for a trip to Texas, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in discussions with Cuban leaders “at a very high level.” “The Cuban government is talking with us,” the president said. “They have no money. The…
Through social media, Republican representative María Elvira Salazar referred to Donald Trump’s recent words about Cuba. In her message, the U.S. congresswoman welcomed the increase in pressure on the Caribbean nation and said that the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel is about to fall. The discursive line aligns with other interventions on countries in the region. Maria Elvira Salazar, the Cuban congresswoman who celebrated Trump’s pressure on th…
The President of the United States has allowed such a scenario to happen.
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