Overview
- Spain formally committed food and basic medical supplies for Cuba via AECID and the UN after talks in Madrid with Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez.
- Mexico confirmed a new humanitarian package with food and requested items but said it will not send fuel for now because of potential U.S. tariffs.
- Cuba began distributing Mexican aid in Havana and Mayabeque, with priority for children, pregnant women, the elderly, and vulnerable households.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is engaging Havana, identified Secretary of State Marco Rubio as leading contacts, and described Cuba as a “failed nation” while discounting a military operation.
- Services continue to strain inside Cuba, with prolonged blackouts, curtailed transport, airline suspensions, and warnings from health officials about risks to tens of thousands of pregnant women and infants.