Trump said there was no need for the United States to launch an operation against Cuba.

US President Donald Trump said on February 17 that the military operation against Cuba would not be heavy, but it was not necessary. This was written by the Cuban edition of Cibercuba.

"It wouldn't be a very difficult operation, but I don't think it would be necessary. <...> We are talking with Cuba now," Trump said.

According to him, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is participating in the negotiations on behalf of the United States. He also said that the Cuban authorities "must make a deal" with Washington.

The American president added that mutual understanding would be especially useful for the Cuban-American community, which, according to him, has suffered for decades because of the policy of castroism.

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Trump is preparing to impose duties on imports from any country that supplies oil to Havana.

On February 1, Trump said that the United States could hold talks with representatives of Cuba at the highest level, noting the difficult socio-economic situation of the country. He stressed the need to support people from Cuba who live in the United States and, according to him, have been subjected to ill-treatment by the Cuban authorities.

At the same time, The Guardian newspaper reported on a fuel shortage in Cuba amid increasing pressure from Trump. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel accused the head of the White House of trying to "strangle the island."

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