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CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis

The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.

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What happened

According to CBS News’s source item, CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis, The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisisCBS News - 2026-05-14T23:31:00+00:00

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