Overview
- Thousands gathered at the Tribuna Antiimperialista in Havana, where President Miguel Díaz-Canel declared, “We have absolutely no fear,” in a state-organized march outside the U.S. Embassy.
- The urns arrived in Havana on January 15 and were displayed for public tribute before the remains were inhumed across municipalities, including burials in Havana’s Colón Cemetery.
- Cuban authorities say the 32 belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Interior Ministry under a long-running security cooperation with Venezuela, and state TV showed more than a dozen wounded returnees.
- Havana condemns the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro as an act of aggression and a “kidnapping,” demands his release, and notes he is now in U.S. custody facing legal proceedings.
- Trump has warned he will cut off Venezuelan oil and funds to Cuba, a significant pressure point as experts estimate Venezuela supplies roughly 35,000 barrels per day to the island.