# Cuba: What does Trump really want?

https://mins.news/en/item/15088

- France 24, 2026-08-06 11:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260806-cuba-what-does-trump-really-want

> Cuba is experiencing its worst economic and social crisis in decades. Washington is simultaneously intensifying sanctions and applying unprecedented pressure on the island’s regime. The analysis asks why Donald Trump is focusing on Cuba now and what is truly motivating his interest. It also examines how far the United States might be willing to go in pursuing that pressure.

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