Cuba is a national security threat to the US, Rubio says

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Senator Marco Rubio has stated that Cuba poses a national security threat to the US. This comes as Cuba faces a severe fuel crisis, extended blackouts, and food shortages, which the article attributes to an effective US oil blockade and pressure from the Trump administration. Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of attempting to instigate military aggression. The US has offered $100 million in humanitarian aid, and the Trump administration has openly discussed toppling Cuba's communist regime. The indictment of a former Cuban president is mentioned in the context of US actions against foreign leaders.

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Rubio refused to disclose how the US government would bring the former Cuban president to the US.

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The US expects the former Cuban president to show up in the US, by his own will or another way.

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Rubio said Cuba had accepted a US offer of $100m in humanitarian aid.

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Trump has repeatedly sought to exert pressure on Cuba and has openly discussed toppling its communist regime.

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Cuba is suffering from a fuel crisis exacerbated by an effective US oil blockade.

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Cuba is suffering from a fuel crisis exacerbated by an effective US oil blockade, while under pressure from the Trump administration to make a deal.Its citizens have experienced extended blackouts and food shortages over the last few months.Rubio said the country had accepted a US offer of $100m (£74.4m) in humanitarian aid.Trump has repeatedly sought to exert pressure on Cuba and has openly discussed toppling its communist regime.Wednesday's indictment of the former Cuban president is seen by some as reminiscent of Trump's seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.Asked by reporters whether - and how - his government would get Castro to the US to face the charges, Rubio replied: "I'm not going to talk about how we're going to get him here, if we were trying to get him here, why would I say to the media what our plans are about that?"Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who announced the charges in Miami on Wednesday, said the US "expect he will show up here, by his own will or another way".

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