Cuba’s ‘top leadership’ endorses Castro grandson in U.S. negotiations

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Cuba’s ‘top leadership’ endorses Castro grandson in U.S. negotiations

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro has Cuba’s blessing “from the top leadership” to negotiate with the United States for the future of Cuba, despite having no official role in the government, according to a statement from a high-ranking Cuban official.

A social media post from an official with the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba represents the first public commentary that the grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro – indicted by the United States for allegedly ordering civilian U.S. planes shot down in 1996 – is playing a leading role in high-stakes communications with Washington. It comes days after USA TODAY published a story on Rodríguez Castro that included a series of exclusive interviews over two days in Havana.

“I can negotiate with anyone designated by the U.S.," Rodríguez Castro told USA TODAY. "If given the opportunity, claro que con Trump." Of course, with Trump. He also said, “if at some point the revolution needs me to step up, I will do it.”

Unlike most of his family and many high-level officials, Rodríguez Castro remains unsanctioned by the United States. And the United States has not negotiated with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/07/09/castro-grandson-has-top-leadership-blessing-to-negotiate-with-u-s/90862798007/