Even before his official announcement, the arrival in Havana of the director of the CIA, the central intelligence agency of the United States, fueled speculation, says 14ymedio : “The presence of a US military plane in Havana, against a backdrop of political tensions, sanctions and a serious economic crisis on the island, was in itself a warning signal.â€
John Ratcliffe went to Havana on Thursday May 14 as demonstrations have continued in recent days in the country plagued by power cuts, the government having admitted to being completely short of fuel due to the oil blockade imposed by Washington.
This type of high-level visit has become very rare since Donald Trump ended the thaw started by former President Barack Obama, recalls 14ymedio, and we must go back to this era to find a precedent which allows us to “measure the scope of the visit†, explains the Cuban opposition site. “In 2015, in the midst of a thaw between Havana and Washington, John Brennan, who was then director of the CIA, discreetly traveled to Cuba and spoke with Alejandro Castro EspÃn, son of Raúl Castro and a key figure in the Cuban security apparatus.â€
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If this trip had only been reported much later by the press, it
