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

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that former President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States. The talks, which Diaz-Canel said are in the early stages, 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. Trump recently said he’d have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon.