The Trump administration intensified pressure on Cuba Thursday as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled a tougher approach toward the island’s communist government.
Trump told reporters that previous American presidents had considered intervening in Cuba and suggested he could ultimately take action himself, though he denied recent U.S. naval exercises in the Caribbean were intended as intimidation.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington still preferred diplomacy but warned the chances of reaching a negotiated settlement with Havana were “not high.” Rubio also described Cuba as a national security concern because of its ties to China and Russia.
The escalation followed the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian American aircraft by Cuban fighter jets. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the charges as political theater.
Rubio also confirmed the detention of Adys Lastres Morera, the sister of a senior executive tied to Cuba’s military-run GAESA conglomerate, after her U.S. green card was revoked.
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