Cuba takes a firm stance: Will exercise legitimate self-defense rights if attacked
According to TASS reporting from Havana on May 17, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the social media platform X saying: "If Cuba is attacked, it will exercise its right to legitimate self-defense."
Previously, The New York Times cited sources reporting that the United States is not ruling out an operation to arrest Raúl Castro, one of Cuba's revolutionary leaders and a lieutenant general. U.S. media also reported that Washington is preparing to bring charges against the 94-year-old Castro, possibly related to the 1996 incident in which the Cuban Air Force shot down two aircraft belonging to the "Brotherhood Rescue" group.
On May 14, CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba. According to sources from the Axios website, Ratcliffe met with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, in Havana and conveyed a message from former President Trump: if Cuba undertakes fundamental reforms, the U.S. is willing to engage in serious dialogue on economic and security issues. Trump had previously repeatedly claimed he might send U.S. military forces to attack Cuba.
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