Cuba Confirms Talks With US as Trump Pushes Island to Brink (2)

March 13, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

Cuba’s government confirmed it is talking with US officials as Donald Trump uses economic pressure to bring about change in the one-party state 90 miles off the coast of Florida.

In a televised press conference Friday morning, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said US and Cuban officials had “recently” met with his full backing and were exploring “potential solutions for our bilateral differences.”

But he added it was premature to offer details, saying any agreement is “still distant, but we are in the initial stages of that process.”

In a written statement released earlier, Díaz-Canel said the discussions are predicated “on the ...

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