Is a Castro Grandson Trump's Secret Card in Cuba Talks?
Crise à Cuba : "Raulito", un Castro comme joker de Donald Trump ?
Summary
Raul Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban president Raul Castro, is gaining increasing visibility in Cuba's political scene, regularly appearing alongside President Miguel Díaz-Canel at public events. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is said to have identified him as a backchannel interlocutor for secret negotiations between Washington and Havana. His rise signals a potential generational shift in Cuba's ruling elite as the island faces mounting American pressure.
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