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Blinken, however, said critics were misreading the situation.
“It would be a grievous mistake for the Cuban regime to interpret what is happening in dozens of towns and cities across the island as the result or product of anything the United States has done,” Blinken said. “It would show they simply are not hearing the voices and will of the Cuban people” who he said are “deeply, deeply, deeply tired” of repression and economic and pandemic mismanagement.
Advocates for better ties with Cuba are dismayed that no progress has been made.
For Biden, according to people familiar with his thinking, the calculation is that rapprochement with Cuba would provide few political benefits now but harbored potential downsides.