Overview
- The ashes of 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the January 3 operation in Caracas were repatriated to Havana for two days of state honors attended by Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro.
- On Friday, thousands gathered at the Tribuna Antiimperialista beside the U.S. embassy, chanting for Nicolás Maduro’s return during the second day of ceremonies.
- Cuban authorities said the fallen served under a bilateral security accord with Venezuela and died resisting the attackers, and state TV showed more than a dozen wounded personnel returning from Caracas.
- President Donald Trump warned there will be no Venezuelan oil or money for Cuba, with experts estimating prior preferential supplies in the tens of thousands of barrels per day and the outlook for future deliveries unclear.
- Díaz-Canel stated Cuba is open to dialogue with the United States without making political concessions, and the government characterized recent U.S. hurricane aid as political manipulation while accepting it as a gesture from the American public.