Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve “bilateral differences” between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on Cuba’s communist government for months, choking off oil supplies to the island and threatening military action against its leaders. It has to talk.”AdvertisementStill, what exactly the Trump administration hopes to achieve in the negotiations is not clear. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, has also suggested that the Trump administration is not pushing for a dramatic political overhaul.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 13, 2026 17:52 UTC