U.S.-Cuba Relations
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe reaffirmed the U.S.’s stance to “seriously engage” in assisting Cuba, “only if fundamental changes” are made, during a meeting with Cuban officials on the island nation. During a high-level visit to the Caribbean island, Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, a Cuban Colonel and grandson of former […]
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed on Friday that the Cuban government held talks with the United States, marking the first time the Caribbean island has publicly acknowledged reported discussions. “These conversations have been aimed at seeking solutions, through dialogue, to bilateral differences that exist between the two nations,” Díaz-Canel said, according to a media note […]
Recent reports alleging that Cuban government officials beat incarcerated Cuban political activist José Daniel Ferrer could result in expanded sanctions for Cuba. Cuban authorities allegedly brutally beat Ferrer after he began a hunger strike in protest of the government’sundemocratic practices. As reported by The Floridian’s Adrian Morgade, Ferrer’s sister, Ana Belkis Ferrer Garcia, released a […]
