Trump Administration Said to Tell Cuba That Its President Has to Go
The US has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President #MiguelDíazCanel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/world/americas/trump-cuba-president-diaz-canel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA._lJs.lAwN08plRoUI&smid=wa-share

[beware of #NYT slanders here]
from #NewYorkTimes [gift]
March 16, 2026

The #US so far is not pushing for any action against #Castro family members, who remain the country’s top power brokers...That is consistent with the general desire of Mr. #Trump and his aides to force regime compliance rather than #RegimeChange in their foreign policy.

In the view of some Trump officials, removing #Cuba’s head of state would allow structural economic changes in the country that Mr. #DíazCanel, whom the officials consider a hard-liner, is unlikely to support, one of the people said.

If the Cubans agree, it would result in the first major political shake-up arising from talks between the 2 countries since those began..

#news #politics #USpol