Overview
- Cuba’s foreign ministry confirmed Monday that delegations from both countries met recently in Havana.
- U.S. officials said they pressed for releases of political prisoners, wider political freedoms, compensation for seized U.S. assets, and a Starlink internet offer.
- Cuban diplomat Alejandro García del Toro said ending what Havana calls a U.S. energy embargo that targets fuel shipments was the top priority and that the talks were respectful with no threats or deadlines.
- Both sides kept the timing and full participant list under wraps, while reporters noted it was the first U.S. government flight to the island outside Guantánamo since 2016.
- The engagement comes as President Trump threatens tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba and hints at military action, with the fuel squeeze deepening the island’s crisis and prompting calls for dialogue from Mexico, Spain, Brazil and Germany’s leader.