Havana
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Donald Trump wants us to believe that a deal with Cuba is close at hand. After this past week, I am not so sure.
“They have no energy. They have no money. They’re in deep trouble,” Trump has said, explaining why he believes the Cuban government is desperate to reach an agreement to save the country.
Trump is correct that Havana is under the most severe pressure at any time since the 1962 missile crisis, when a US invasion of the island seemed all but guaranteed.
Now, as back then, Cuba faces a US blockade. Through military action in Venezuela and threats of tariffs on Mexico, Trump has prevented oil from entering the island, crippling an…