Cuba Crisis Deepens as Costa Rica Cuts Ties and Trump Suggests He Could 'Take' Island Under Intensified U.S. Pressure
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Costa Rica abruptly closed its embassy in Havana and ordered most Cuban diplomats to leave, citing human‑rights abuses and prompting Havana to accuse San José of acting under U.S. pressure amid similar moves by allied governments such as Ecuador. The diplomatic rupture comes as U.S. pressure on the island intensifies — President Trump said he believed he might “take” or “free” Cuba and “do anything” with it — while Cuba struggles with a nationwide blackout tied to fuel shortages and reports that Russia has been clandestinely shipping oil to Havana using ship‑to‑ship “spoofing” tactics as Moscow vows assistance and talks with Washington continue.
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