Diaz-Canel appears in two separate Havana scenes: raising his fist before left-wing activists and later giving a military salute at an anti-imperialist platform supporting Raul Castro. The May 22 gathering occurred between the U.S. embassy and the Malecon and involved trumpets and Cuban pennants. Raul Castro, 94, was charged by a U.S. court for ordering the 1996 shootdown of two planes tied to an anti-Castro organization, killing four people. Since January 29, Trump’s fast-track energy siege has triggered dayslong blackouts, water shortages, halted transport, and forced higher food prices equivalent to a month’s wages. Diaz-Canel, 66, has adopted a military-inspired suit as head of the National Defense Council during disasters and emergencies, while uncertainty persists over possible talks and any U.S. military intervention.
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