‘We’re Freeing Cuba': Says Trump After E Cuban President Raul Castro Is Indicted

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• ‘We’re Freeing Cuba': Says Trump After E Cuban President Raul Castro Is Indicted Published By, Last Updated: May 21, 2026, 03:27 IST Trump vows to help Cuban people after US indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of exile group planes, Cuba denounces charges as political, tensions risk rising.
• Trump vows to help Cuban people after US indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 downing of exile group planes, Cuba denounces charges as political, tensions risk rising.
• (Image: AFP) US President Donald Trump said the United States would help the Cuban people and was “freeing up Cuba" following the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro in connection with the 1996 downing of two aircraft operated by a Miami-based exile group.
• Speaking to reporters, Trump said Washington had deep expertise on Cuba, citing the presence of US intelligence operations and the Cuban heritage of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
• “We’re going to help...