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Cuba condemns US 'energy blockade' as blackmail

A US delegation met with Fidel Castro's grandson during a visit to Havana, continuing diplomatic engagement between the two nations.

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A US delegation met with Fidel Castro's grandson during a visit to Havana, continuing diplomatic engagement between the two nations. The Cuban Foreign Ministry previously described a meeting with the US delegation as 'respectful and professional,' though it condemned the ongoing US 'energy blockade' as blackmail. This meeting occurs amid a complex backdrop of US-Cuba relations under the Trump administration.
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20 AprIntel Slava

The Cuban Foreign Ministry provided new details, confirming the meeting took place at the State Department/Deputy Foreign Minister level and that Havana specifically raised the issue of lifting the energy embargo.

20 AprOur News, Today

Cuban officials have now characterized the previously confirmed meeting as a 'respectful' dialogue.

20 AprUkraine Watch

Cuban official Alejandro García del Toro provided additional details, confirming the talks were 'respectful and professional' with no deadlines or threats, while strongly condemning the U.S. 'energy blockade' as economic coercion and global blackmail.

20 Apr@disclosetv

The delegation met with Fidel Castro's grandson.

20 Apr@disclosetv

New reporting confirms the US delegation met with Fidel Castro's grandson, who is 94 years old.

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