Overview
- Cuba’s Foreign Ministry, which disclosed Monday it had hosted U.S. delegates in Havana, said the exchanges were respectful and included no deadlines or threats.
- U.S. outlets reported Washington pressed for the release of high‑profile political prisoners within two weeks, and a State Department spokesperson said the administration remains committed to freeing all political detainees.
- Reporting on the U.S. offer described incentives such as Starlink satellite internet access, steps to open the economy to foreign investment, and talks on compensating U.S. citizens for property seized after the revolution.
- Havana said its top demand was an end to a U.S. curb on foreign fuel deliveries that since January has driven long blackouts and shortages for Cuban households and hospitals.
- The meeting took place against a tense backdrop, with U.S. media noting expanded Pentagon planning and surveillance near Cuba linked to the Iran war, a mix that raises the stakes for any next steps.