Cuban Foreign Minister: 'No Progress' in Talks With Washington, Accuses US of Blocking UN Debate

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said on June 30, 2026 that months of intermittent contacts with the Trump administration — including CIA Director Ratcliffe's May visit to Havana — had produced 'no progress' toward lifting the oil blockade or the broader US embargo. Rodríguez accused Washington of issuing threats against countries considering fuel shipments to Cuba and of pressuring UN member states to block a General Assembly debate scheduled for July 7, 2026 on the annual Cuba embargo resolution. The statement came as Cuba's fuel and electricity crisis continued to deepen, with US and Cuban positions still far apart on the 'fundamental changes' Washington has demanded as a precondition for economic engagement.