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Trump administration offers $100m in aid to Cuba in exchange for reform
Key takeaways
- Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid.
- The sum was made public in a statement from the US State Department on Wednesday, though the administration of President Donald Trump underscored it had made the offer privately in the past.
- But the $100m comes with strings: namely, that Cuba’s government commits to Trump-approved changes.
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Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People ride an electric tricycle along a street in Havana, Cuba, on May 13 [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”.
The sum was made public in a statement from the US State Department on Wednesday, though the administration of President Donald Trump underscored it had made the offer privately in the past.
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