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Rubio in Talks with Castro Grandson Amid Heightened Pressure on Havana to Cut Deal
- On Wednesday, Axios revealed Secretary of State Marco Rubio engaged in secret talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of Raúl Castro, bypassing official channels.
- Amid an intensified oil blockade and sanctions, an executive order last month imposed harsher penalties on nations supplying Cuba with oil, triggering hospital closures and food shortages.
- Rubio is said to be in regular contact and still negotiating with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, who represents a business-oriented wing favoring rapprochement and engages with the CIA in Mexico.
- Last week, Drop Site News claimed Rubio was deceiving President Donald Trump about high-level talks, but the State Department said, `As the President stated, we are talking to Cuba, whose leaders should make a deal.`
- A senior Trump administration official told Axios that `the U.S. government's position is the regime has to go` amid reports of Rubio's secret talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, suggesting high stakes in Cuba policy.
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A leak in Washington confirmed what was an open secret for Cubans both inside and outside the island. Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, does not negotiate with the Cuban...
·Madrid, Spain
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Rubio holds secret talks with Raúl Castro's grandson on Cuba transition
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been conducting clandestine discussions with the grandson of Cuba's ageing former leader Raúl Castro as Washington explores options for political change on the island, according to Axios.
·Berlin, Germany
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is holding secret meetings with the grandson of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, sources tell Axios. One source describes the meetings as “discussions about the future.”
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right11Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Right
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44% Right
L 28%
C 28%
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