Diaz-Canel Accepts $100 Million in U.S. Aid as CIA Chief Presses Cuba for Changes
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Updated · Fox News · May 14
Diaz-Canel Accepts $100 Million in U.S. Aid as CIA Chief Presses Cuba for Changes
9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14
$100 million in U.S. humanitarian aid will be accepted by Cuba, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said, identifying fuel, food and medicines as the immediate priorities.
John Ratcliffe delivered President Donald Trump's message in Havana that Washington is ready to engage on economic and security issues only if Cuba makes fundamental changes.
Ratcliffe met Interior Minister Lazaro Alvarez Casas, Raulito Rodriguez Castro and Cuba's intelligence chief to discuss intelligence cooperation, economic stability and security, according to a CIA official.
Cuba said it presented evidence that the island poses no threat to U.S. national security and again argued it should be removed from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list.
The exchange opens a rare channel for easing Cuba's economic crisis, but U.S. officials said Trump would enforce red lines if Havana rejects the opening.
Can U.S. aid fix a crisis its own economic sanctions are accused of creating?
Is the U.S. endgame for Cuba true democracy or a return to a subservient client state?