The United States moved a naval fleet into the Caribbean on the same day the Department of Justice announced charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro. Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the indictment and called it a "political stunt.”

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Guests:

Carlos Alzugaray served as a Cuban Ambassador to Brussels and was a Professor of International Relations at the University of Havana.
Benjamin Norton is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Geopolitical Economy Report.
Peter Kornbluh is a Senior Analyst and Director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive.