Havana, Jan 21, 2026 (AFP) - Russian minister visits Cuba as Trump ramps up pressure on Havana

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2026-01-21

Russia's interior minister met with top leaders of ally Cuba in Havana on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that the island's longtime communist government "is ready to fall." Trump this month told Havana to "make a deal," the nature of which he did not divulge, or pay a price similar to Venezuela, whose leader Nicolas Maduro was ousted by US forces in a January 3 bombing raid that killed dozens of people. Venez......

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