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On 23 October, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio published a post on X, calling on Cubans who seek change in their country to establish confidential contact with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). This initiative came against the backdrop of increased US pressure on Havana.
In his message, Rubio addressed island residents who have been disappointed by the government's unfulfilled promises, widespread corruption, and the privileges of a narrow elite. The Secretary of State offered them the opportunity to influence Cuba's future through secret cooperation with US intelligence. CNN reports.
According to international media, the CIA also distributed Spanish-language materials with a similar call. There is currently no public data on the number of people who responded to the offer or the specific results of their recruitment.
In Havana, the campaign was perceived as another hostile step by Washington. Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, called public recruitment a sign of despair for US intelligence and mocked such methods. The Cuban side insists that it rejects US pressure and accuses the US of interfering in internal affairs.
Washington's current actions take place against the backdrop of a long history of Cuban intelligence penetration into US government structures. One of the most high-profile cases remains that of Ana Belen Montes, who was a leading analyst at the US Department of Defense Intelligence Agency on Cuba.
According to FBI data, Montes agreed to cooperate with Havana for ideological reasons. She passed on secret military information and revealed the names of four US intelligence officers operating under cover. In 2002, a court sentenced her to 25 years in prison.
Another well-known case was that of Victor Manuel Roca, former US Ambassador to Bolivia and National Security Council staff member. He admitted that for decades he had secretly acted as an agent of the Cuban government. In April 2024, a US court sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
Although Washington is openly trying to recruit sources in Cuba, the announcement of this campaign does not yet indicate a successful CIA penetration of the island's power structures. Confirmed results of recruitment have not been made public so far.
It was previously reported that a new arrest warrant had been issued for former Cuban President Raul Castro. This case concerns the 1996 incident involving the shooting down of two civilian aircraft, which resulted in four deaths. The issuance of such a warrant does not mean the actual arrest of Castro.
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