Overview
- The ashes of 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the Jan. 3 U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro were received in Havana and placed in honor at the defense ministry.
- Thousands turned out for processions and a rally at the Tribuna Antiimperialista near the U.S. embassy, with Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro leading the tributes.
- State television showed more than a dozen wounded arriving from Venezuela, while authorities provided no detailed account of the contingent’s roles beyond citing security cooperation.
- Cuba’s foreign ministry labeled newly delivered U.S. humanitarian aid as political manipulation, though it accepted the shipment as a gesture from the American people.
- President Trump warned Cuba to reach an agreement or forfeit Venezuelan oil and money, leaving uncertainty over future shipments that analysts say could take weeks to clarify.