According to unconfirmed information, a Cuban delegation, led by General Alejandro Castro Espín, held meetings in Mexico with a high-ranking official from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The main objective of the meetings would have been to explore a negotiated exit to the current bilateral crisis, as well as to manage the eventual unblocking of 133 million dollars deposited in a bank account linked to remittances from Cuban emigrants. Donald Trump confirmed this Sunday that his administration has initiated negotiations with the high command of the Cuban regime and stated that he trusts in reaching an agreement. "We are talking with the highest spheres of Cuba. I think we are going to reach an agreement with Cuba," he said in his statements from Florida. His statements come amid a strong campaign of economic pressure against the island, following the capture of the narcoterrorist Nicolás Maduro by US forces. In previous press conferences, Trump has emphasized on several occasions that Cuba "will not be able to survive" without that support, calling it a "failed nation" on the brink of collapse. The Republican leader responded to the warnings of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who had pointed out that cutting the crude oil supply to Cuba would cause a humanitarian crisis. "There does not have to be a humanitarian crisis. I think they will probably come to us and want to make a deal," he said. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the State Department demanded that the Cuban regime immediately cease its repressive actions. The message from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the State Department on its X account stated: "The illegitimate Cuban regime must immediately cease its repressive acts of sending individuals to interfere in the diplomatic work of the Charge d'Affaires Hammer." Trump signed an executive order last week in which he declared a "national emergency" regarding the dictatorship of Cuba, arguing that the regime represents an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the security and foreign policy of the US due to its support for hostile actors, terrorism, and regional instability. "They will come to us and make a deal," said Trump.
