After an oil blockade, Trump confirms that there are contacts with Cuba to conclude an agreement
You run Washingtoncontacts with officials in Havana, the president said Long-term US sanctions.
The Trump administration has escalated pressure on Cuba since the United States overthrew Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whom he arrested on January 3, after his country was a close ally of Havana and a major source of its oil imports.
Trump told reporters on Sunday at his Maralagoa resort in Florida that "Cuba is a failed state. It always was, but now it no longer has Venezuela to support it".
He added "So we’re talking to the Cubans, at the highest levels, and we’ll see what happens. I think we will reach an agreement with Cuba"without indicating the nature of this agreement.
Foreign military bases
The Cuban Foreign Ministry did not confirm Trump’s statements in a statement published on its website on Sunday, but it took the opportunity to reiterate that the island does not constitute "A threat to the security of the United States".
The Ministry specifically confirmed that Cuba "It does not host any foreign military or intelligence bases"But she added that she was ready "To maintain a dialogue based on mutual respect" With the United States.
On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order allowing additional tariffs to be imposed on countries that sell oil to Cuba, and the next day, Cubans lined up in long lines in front of gas stations in Havana.
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