The US Department of Justice announced that former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted as part of steps to punish Cuba’s communist government and officials. Raul Castro stepped down from the presidency in 2018. He previously oversaw a 2015 rapprochement with the US, which was reversed in 2017 during Donald Trump’s first term. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Cubans in Spanish, accusing Cuba’s communist party leadership of theft, corruption, and oppression, and offering a “new path” involving real opportunities to choose leaders and vote them out. Rubio cited “unimaginable hardships,” including frequent loss of electricity due to lack of oil. He said the military-backed conglomerate GAESA enriches elites while ordinary citizens suffer, calling it a “state within a state.” The Trump administration also implemented a blockade on fuel imports, worsening Cuba’s energy crisis amid a decadeslong trade embargo. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel urged the US to lift its de facto blockade.
"The US has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro, the US Department of Justice has announced. Raul Castro, the brother of long-year Cuba President Fidel, oversaw a historic 2015 rapprochement with the US under Barack Obama's presidency, with US President Donald Trump reversing the move in 2017 during his first term in office. Raul stepped down from the presidency in 2018."
"Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed Cubans and told them a "new path" is on offer for them. In a video in Spanish, Rubio accused Cuba's communist party leadership of theft, corruption and oppression. "A new Cuba where you have a real opportunity to choose who governs your country and vote to replace them if they are not doing a good job," Rubio whose parents immigrated to the US from Cuba said."
"Rubio continued acknowledging the "unimaginable hardships" Cubans are going through, which include having no electricity for the majority of the day due to the lack of oil. According to the US secretary of state, Cuban military-backed conglomerate Gaesa is guilty of making the country's elites rich while ordinary citizens suffer, also calling it a "state within a state." "And the only role played by the so-called 'government' is to demand that you continue making 'sacrifices' and repressing anyone who dares to complain.""
"The Trump administration has implemented a blockade on fuel coming into Cuba, sparking an energy crisis on the island. The US has also had a decadeslong trade embargo with Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has urged the Trump administration to lift its de facto"
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