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Trump says Cuba is ‘ready to fall’ after capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Trump said Cuba faces collapse without Venezuelan oil and financial aid after U.S. captured Maduro; 32 Cuban personnel died during the operation, Cuba declared national mourning.
- Late Sunday, President Donald Trump said Cuba is "ready to fall" after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, adding Havana can no longer rely on Caracas.
- The operation apprehended Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on narco-terrorism conspiracy charges, with Trump linking it to cutting Venezuela's funding of regional allies.
- Havana acknowledged several Cuban military and police officers were killed and announced two days of mourning, while Marco Rubio said `It was Cubans that guarded Maduro`.
- Regional governments reacted strongly, with Cuban officials calling for rallies and Maduro set to be arraigned in federal court in New York on Monday.
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On Saturday, the United States captured Nicolas Maduro, in Venezuela. But this is not the only country in South America in Donald Trump's sights.
Trump Says Cuba 'Ready to Fall...'
(New York, New York) – President Donald Trump said Cuba is on the brink of collapse following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, arguing that the move has cut off the economic lifeline that sustained the Cuban government for years. Trump said Cuba depended heavily on subsidized Venezuelan oil, which he claimed propped up the island’s economy. With that support now gone, Trump predicted the communist government in Havana cou…
Cuba threatens the loss of Venezuelan oil. Pressure on the government in Havana is increasing.
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