Cuban president says Raúl Castro involved in US talks that are in early stages

HAVANA (AP) — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States, and they’re still in the early stages, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Wednesday.
The talks come at a time of increasing tensions between the two nations, with Cuba plagued by nationwide blackouts resulting from a crumbling power grid and an ongoing oil blockade implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba and recently said he’d have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.