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Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz denied any division within Cuba's leadership on Thursday night, days after USA Today reported that Raul Castro's grandson expressed openness to negotiating with President Donald Trump.
Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, known as "El Cangrejo," holds no formal government post. His dialogue offer fueled speculation of splits in Havana's power structure over U.S. engagement.
On X, Marrero wrote, "Conversations have been held with representatives of the U.S. government aimed at seeking solutions, through dialogue, to bilateral differences."
In a separate post, he added that the negotiating team "has the confidence, support, and mandate" of President Miguel Diaz-Canel. Cuban foreign ministry officials say channels remain open, though little progress has been made.
Tensions rose this week at the United Nations, where Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla called U.S. sanctions and the fuel embargo a "systematic violation of the human rights of an entire people," describing them as an act of collective punishment.
U.S. Ambassador Michael Waltz blamed Cuba's government for the island's electricity shortages, as sanctions remain unchanged.
President Trump has repeatedly stated taking Cuba in some form. In an interview in June, the U.S. President said a Cuba operation could "possibly" mirror the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, adding that "Cuba is hopscotch" given its proximity.
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