Reuters: US general meets Cuban military officials at edge of Guantanamo Bay
The talks centered on base security and force protection as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Cuba, officials said.
- On Friday, U.S. General Francis Donovan, head of U.S. Southern Command, met Cuban General Roberto Legra Sotolongo at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay's perimeter to discuss operational security and force protection.
- The talks followed a rare visit to Havana by CIA Director John Ratcliffe earlier in May and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's warnings about Cuba's security risk just 90 miles from Florida.
- Washington has maintained assertive regional pressure by charging former President Raul Castro with murder for a 1996 aircraft downing and capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a January 3 operation.
- Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned that any military action "would lead to a bloodbath" with thousands of Cubans and Americans dying, underscoring escalation risks amid U.S. pressure.
- Decades of antagonism since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution complicate diplomacy, with President Donald Trump signaling Cuba may become his administration's focus once the war with Iran concludes.
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