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Trump has urged Cuba to reach an agreement "sooner rather than later," recalling the Venezuelan oil issue

Cuban Chancellor Bruno Rodriguez declares that his country has not received compensation for security services provided to anyone else. 

Washington, DC (United States), 17/12/2025.- US President Donald Trump participates in a Hanukkah reception in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 16 December 2025. EFE/EPA/YURI GRIPAS / POOL
Donald Trump. Photo: Europa Press

President of the United States Donald Trumphas called on the Cuban authoritiesto" reach an agreement "on what happened last weekend with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, after warning that oil and money will no longer reach them from Caracas.

"I fervently invite you to make a deal as soon as it's too late (...). There will be no more oil or money for Cuba. Zero! "Trump stressed in a message posted on the social network Truth Social.



"In return, Cuba provided security services to the last two Venezuelan dictators," he said, referring to Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro.

"No more! Most Cubans are dead after last week's US attack on Venezuela, and that country no longer needs the support of the murderers and blackmailers who have held them hostage for so many years, "he argues, recalling that he killed 32 Maduro escorts during the January 3 offensive in Caracas.

In response to Trump, Cuban Chancellor Bruno Rodriguez has stated that his country has received no compensation for security services offered to anyone else. Rodriguez made these statements at X.


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