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Updated · Bloomberg · May 20Trump Downplays More Cuba Pressure After US Charges Raúl Castro With Murder
10 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 20
- Trump said Wednesday he sees no need to intensify pressure on Cuba, even after the US charged former president Raúl Castro with murder.
- The charge sharply escalated Washington’s standoff with Havana as the administration tries to force change in Cuba’s communist leadership.
- That leadership has controlled the island for nearly 70 years, making the case a direct challenge to the core of Cuba’s ruling system.
Is the murder charge against Castro about 1996 justice or a pretext for a 2026 intervention in Cuba? With Raúl Castro indicted, what secret deals are being offered to his family to avert a U.S. takeover?