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An often uncoordinated mixture of press leaks, prizes and punches, but the biggest move so far is secondary sanctions which, for the first time in 67 years, put non-Americans trading with Cuba’s elites in the crosshairs: https://substack.com/home/post/p-198446743?source=queue In light of Raul’s unsealed indictment and Rubio’s denunciation of GAESA, reupping my attempt to understand the administration’s Cuba policy. An often uncoordinated mixture of press leaks, prizes and punches, but the biggest move so far is secondary sanctions which, for the first time in 67 years, put non-Americans trading with Cuba’s elites in the crosshairs: https://substack.com/home/post/p-198446743?source=queue Ukraine Says It Knocks Out Russian Drone Training Network in Occupied Donetsk Ukraine Says It Knocks Out Russian Drone Training Network in Occupied Donetsk In light of Raul’s unsealed indictment and Rubio’s denunciation of GAESA, reupping my attempt to understand the administration’s Cuba policy. An often uncoordinated mixture of press leaks, prizes and punches, but the biggest move so far is secondary sanctions which, for the first time in 67 years, put non-Americans trading with Cuba’s elites in the crosshairs: https://substack.com/home/post/p-198446743?source=queue Ukraine Says It Knocks Out Russian Drone Training Network in Occupied Donetsk Ukraine Says It Knocks Out Russian Drone Training Network in Occupied Donetsk Pentagon reduces U.S. military presence in Europe Former Cuban President Raul Castro, brother of Fidel Castro, has been indicted in a U.S. court for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-downs of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, a U.S. official told Reuters. The move is the latest event in the ongoing tensions between the energy-strapped Caribbean nation and the U.S., as U.S. President Donald J. Trump increasingly applies both economic and diplomatic pressure on Cuba. Middle East Conflict Diverts Oil Shipping to Overland Syrian Routes – world.infonasional.com Former Cuban President Raul Castro, brother of Fidel Castro, has been indicted in a U.S. court for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-downs of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, a U.S. official told Reuters. The move is the latest event in the ongoing tensions between the energy-strapped Caribbean nation and the U.S., as U.S. President Donald J. Trump increasingly applies both economic and diplomatic pressure on Cuba. US expands sanctions on Iran Former Cuban President Raul Castro, brother of Fidel Castro, has been indicted in a U.S. court for his involvement in the 1996 shoot-downs of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, a U.S. official told Reuters. The move is the latest event in the ongoing tensions between the energy-strapped Caribbean nation and the U.S., as U.S. President Donald J. Trump increasingly applies both economic and diplomatic pressure on Cuba. 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