Trump says US and Cuba will reach an agreement and rules out military action
Journalist graduated from the Federal University of Mato Grosso, with an extension in economic journalism from Fundação Getulio Vargas. Worked at the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. She is an Oeste reporter in São Paulo.
TL;DR
- President Trump believes a US-Cuba agreement is possible and military intervention is not needed.
- The US has imposed an oil blockade on Cuba, exacerbating fuel shortages and blackouts.
- Tensions have increased following the operation that captured Venezuelan ex-president Nicolás Maduro.
- Trump previously called Cuba a 'failed state' and called for freedom on the island.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated Cuba has an 'golden opportunity' for political and economic changes.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez expressed openness to dialogue with the US but criticized the long-standing trade embargo.