Overview
- Citing posts on Truth Social, President Donald Trump said Venezuelan oil and funds to Cuba will stop and he urged the Cuban government to “make a deal before it’s too late.”
- Cuban officials, including Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and President Miguel Díaz-Canel, denied receiving compensation for security services and said Cuba has the right to buy fuel from willing sellers.
- U.S. actions following Nicolás Maduro’s capture include meetings with oil executives, a decree shielding Venezuelan assets and revenues in the U.S., and the repositioning of amphibious ships north of Cuba.
- Cuba has reported 32 of its security personnel were killed during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that detained Maduro, alongside deaths among Venezuelan forces.
- Recent reporting on CIA assessments describes Cuba’s economy as severely strained but does not conclude the government is close to collapse.