Donald Trump returned Monday to the removal of Cuba from the list of states supporting terrorism, announced a few days ago by the previous Biden administration as part of an agreement for the release of political prisoners, the White House said. .
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A few hours after his swearing in, the American president issued a decree to this effect, among dozens of other decisions canceling measures taken by his predecessor Joe Biden in the last days of his mandate.
Cuba immediately reacted by calling this decision “an act of arrogance and contempt for the truth.” “This is not surprising. Its objective is to further strengthen the cruel economic war against Cuba for the purposes of domination,” Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel reacted on X.
The new head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, confirmed to this post Monday evening after a unanimous vote by the American Senate, estimated last week that Cuba had its place on this blacklist from Washington, foreshadowing the decision of the President Trump.
-Joe Biden’s surprise decision to withdraw Cuba was intended as a “gesture of goodwill”. In the process, Havana announced the upcoming release of 553 prisoners.
Since then, a total of 127 prisoners have been released, including historic dissident José Daniel Ferrer, as part of the agreement, negotiated with the Catholic Church.
A few days before handing over power to Joe Biden in January 2021, Donald Trump made the decision to place Cuba on this list which also includes North Korea, Iran and Syria.
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