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Rubio says US is hopeful 'Cuba will choose a different path'

Global Published 29 September 2026, 08:22 · archived 29 Sep 2026

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday the US hopes Cuba will choose “a different path,” warning that those who ​believe they can wait out President Donald Trump’s administration will “learn the lesson ‌the hard way” if they do not change course. The Trump administration has previously stated its goal is to change Cuba’s communist government. A US-imposed oil blockade implemented earlier ​this year has put the country under severe strain as it ​contends with fuel shortages and blackouts exacerbated by failing infrastructure. “We are ⁠hopeful that Cuba will choose a different...

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