Secret US-Cuba Energy Deal Reportedly Collapsed over Political Demands
The proposal sought to ease Cuba’s energy crisis with fuel and investment, but Havana rejected political conditions and Miami critics opposed the deal.
- Secret negotiations between the United States and Cuba to modernize the island's energy infrastructure collapsed, according to a Miami Herald report, following political pressure and Havana's refusal to accept concessions.
- Known as 'Raulito,' Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, facilitated talks between Havana and senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
- Washington offered oil and investment to ease Cuba's energy crisis, where residents endure prolonged blackouts; U.S. suppliers shipped roughly 30,000 barrels of fuel to private businesses during early 2026.
- Influential Cuban Americans in Miami opposed the deal, fearing it would rescue the communist government, while Havana's leadership ultimately decided 'to resist,' rejecting conditions threatening national sovereignty.
- On Monday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez confirmed no negotiations are underway, noting the U.S. embargo caused approximately $8.1 billion in economic damage during 2025, though contact remains possible.
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The U.S. government proposed to Cuba an energy agreement to supply oil and investments in exchange for the departure of Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the privatization of the state-run Union Cuba-Petroleo (Cupet), revealed on Thursday the Miami Herald. The plan, which was finally not concrete due to the reluctance of Cuba and [...]
The proposal sought to open up the Cuban energy sector to U.S. capital in the midst of Washington's growing pressure on Havana.
An anonymous source who participated in the negotiations has revealed it to the American media Miami Herald
The government of the United States (US) proposed to Cuba an energy agreement to supply oil and investments in exchange for the departure of the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz Canel, and the privatization of the state Union Cuba-Petroleum (Cupet), revealed this Thursday the Miami Herald. The US proposed oil agreement to Cuba in exchange for the departure of ... Continue reading "Report assures that the US offered oil to Cuba in exchange for the de…
The plan did not finally materialize due to Cuba's reluctance and political pressure in Miami, the Miami Herald reported.
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