Washington Tightens Pressure on Crisis-Stricken Cuba

Chronology

1. 15-05-2026
   U.S.-Cuba Tensions Deepen Amid Energy Crisis

   7 articles

   A rare round of high-level contact between the United States and Cuba has unfolded as the island faces a worsening energy and economic emergency marked by fuel shortages, rolling blackouts, and public protests. CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s reported meetings in Havana with senior…
2. 16-05-2026
   U.S.-Cuba Pressure Intensifies Amid Crisis

   4 articles

   Across the cluster, the central story is a sharp escalation in U.S.-Cuba tensions at a time when Cuba is facing one of its worst economic and energy crises in years. CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s rare visit to Havana signals a mix of pressure and conditional engagement: Washingto…
3. 20-05-2026
   Castro Power and 1996 Shootdown Case

   3 articles

   The articles together depict two linked strands of U.S.-Cuba tensions: the enduring political influence of the Castro family inside Cuba and the renewed U.S. push to hold Raúl Castro accountable for the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes. One story outlines Cuba’s cu…
4. 21-05-2026
   U.S. Escalates Pressure on Cuba

   12 articles

   Across these articles, Washington is portrayed as sharply intensifying its campaign against Cuba through criminal indictments, sanctions, surveillance flights, military signaling, and public messaging aimed at Cubans on the island. The centerpiece is the U.S. indictment of former…

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