Rubio och Trump föreslår en väg framåt mellan USA och det ”nya” Kuba | NTD NYHETER

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering a direct message to the Cuban people today. He says President Trump is offering a new path forward between the U.S. and what he calls a new Cuba. A new Cuba where you and not only the Communist Party of Cuba can own a television station or a newspaper. A new Cuba where you can complain about a system that fails without fear of going to jail or being forced to leave your island. And a new Cuba where you have the real opportunity to choose who governs your country and vote to replace them if they are not doing a good job. This is not impossible. All of this exists in the Bahamas, in the Dominican Republic, in Jamaica and even just 90 miles away in Florida. If owning your own business and having the right to vote is possible around Cuba, why is it not possible for you inside Cuba? In the United States, we are ready to open a new chapter in the relationship between our people and our countries. And currently, the only thing that gets in the way of the path to a better future is who controls it. The comments come as the Trump administration is expected to announce criminal charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro today. The move could mark a step up in Washington's pressure campaign against the country's communist regime. At 1 p.m., the DOJ will hold a press conference honoring victims of two planes that were shot down in 1996. In February that year, three civilian aircraft operated by a Cuban exile organization departed from the Miami area. They were searching for Cubans attempting to escape the island by raft. Cuban fighter jets shot down two of the planes, killing all four people aboard. Raul Castro was the defense minister at the time.