Axios reported on the meeting of US representatives with the grandson of Raul Castro in Havana

Representatives of the US State Department visited Cuba. where we met with the grandson of the former president of the island, Raul Castro, Guillermo Rodriguez Castro. This was announced on April 18 by the Axios portal.

"Representatives of the US State Department met in Havana with Cuban apparatchiks, including the grandson of <...> Raul Castro, to call for democratic and economic freedoms and warn of the risks associated with ignoring their advice," the article says.

It is indicated that the American delegation offered Cuba assistance in restoring Internet service on the island through Starlink terminals. Representatives of the State Department also called the Cuban side the conditions for lifting the American embargo.

Last Friday's meeting marks a diplomatic breakthrough in itself, as it marks the first time a U.S. government aircraft has landed since President Obama visited the country a decade ago with the aim of rapprochement.

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A meeting of the parliamentarians of the two countries is scheduled for next week.

The USA Today newspaper reported on April 15 that military preparations had secretly begun in the United States for a possible military operation in Cuba under the leadership of the Pentagon if the American president gave the appropriate order. According to the publication, such preparations are an escalation of relations between the states, which deteriorated significantly in January 2026 after restrictions on oil supplies to the island.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced on April 12 that the republic did not want to go to war with the United States. He stressed that the invasion of the island would lead to serious costs and would affect the security of not only Cuba, but also the United States.