What is happening in Cuba? Economic struggles, US tensions explained
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Trump has recently increased pressure on the island nation of Cuba, adding March 17 Washington would be doing \
President Donald Trump ramped up comments toward Cuba on March 17, saying that the country is in talks with United States leadership and is "in a bad shape" following an oil blockade and a now-resolved power outage that left 10 million people without electricity.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said Cuba has been communicating with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and suggested that Washington would be doing "something with Cuba" very soon, Reuters reported.
The comments come a day after Trump said he believes he'll have "the honor of taking Cuba" and claimed he could "do anything [he wants]" with the country. Both the U.S. and Cuba have confirmed to be in talks, with Cuba's top diplomat in Washington telling USA TODAY in an exclusive interview on March 13 that Havana was engaged in "serious" and "sensitive" negotiations with the U.S. government.
Cuba and the U.S. have opened talks aimed at defusing the crisis, among the most urgent since 1959, when Fidel Castro forced a U.S. ally from power on the island.
Neither side has provided details of the ongoing negotiations, though Trump has portrayed Cuba as desperate to make a deal.
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