Havana, June 18, 2026 (AFP) - Cuba leader admits 'urgent changes' needed to overcome crisis

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2026-06-18

Cuba's communist model needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed on a crippling US oil blockade, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in his frankest admission yet of the need for radical reforms. While Havana's impulse has been to blame its woes on a more-than-six-decade US trade embargo and more recent blockade, Diaz-Canel admitted in remarks broadcast Thursday there were "obstacles that don't come from outside......

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