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September

• Xi meets Cuban president Global Times 04 Sep 2025 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, met with Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban president, in Beijing on Thursday.
• General Secretary and President Xi Jinping Meets with First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez PRC MofA 04 Sep 2025 -- On the morning of September 4, 2025, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez who is in China for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

August

• Visa Revocations and Restrictions on Brazilian Government Officials and Former PAHO Officials Involved in the Cuban Regime's Labor Export Scheme US Dept. of State 13 Aug 2025 -- Today, the Department of State took steps to revoke visas and impose visa restrictions on several Brazilian government officials, former Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officials, and their family members for their complicity with the Cuban regime's labor export scheme in the Mais Médicos program.
• Visa Restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadian Government Officials Involved in the Cuban Regime's Coercive Forced Labor Export Scheme US Dept. of State 13 Aug 2025 -- Today, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on African, Cuban, and Grenadian government officials, and their family members, for their complicity in the Cuban regime's medical mission scheme in which medical professionals are 'rented' by other countries at high prices and most of the revenue is kept by the Cuban authorities

July

• Chinese FM urges US to immediately lift blockade, sanctions against Cuba Global Times 15 Jul 2025 -- When asked to comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's announcement on sanction imposition on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Armed Forces Minister General Alvaro Lopez Miera and Interior Minister Lazaro Alberto Alvarez Casas, citing human rights violations as the reason, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that China firmly opposes the US using the so-called human rights pretext to impose unilateral sanctions and interfere in Cuba's internal affairs.
• Cuba: Netanyahu has been lying about Iran's nuclear program for 30 years IRNA 01 Jul 2025 -- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lying for more than 30 years with regard to Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
• U.S. imposes tougher policy on Cuba People's Daily 01 Jul 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Monday to toughen U.S. policy on Cuba, including restrictions on certain financial transactions and travel.

June

• NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-5 The White House 30 Jun 2025 -- SUBJECT: Reissuance of and Amendments to National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba
• Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba The White House 30 Jun 2025
• Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Latin American Affairs Qiu Xiaoqi Visits Cuba PRC MofA 15 Jun 2025
• U.S. announces visa restrictions for certain Central American gov't officials People's Daily 04 Jun 2025 -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced that "several" unnamed Central American government officials would face visa restrictions due to their links to Cuba's medical mission programs.
• Visa Restrictions for Central American Government Officials Exploiting Cuban Medical Professionals US Dept. of State 03 Jun 2025 -- "Today, the Department of State took steps to impose visa restrictions on several Central American government officials and their family members for their nexus to the Cuban regime's forced labor scheme."

May

• Cuba slams US diplomat's 'meddling, provocative' conduct amid rising tensions Press TV 31 May 2025 -- Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement of protest against the head of the United States mission to the island, criticizing his "meddling" and "provocative" behavior since his arrival late last year.
• Tough Action Against Cuban Judges and Prosecutor for Arbitrary Detention, a Gross Violation of Human Rights US Dept. of State 21 May 2025 -- The State Department is designating four Cuban regime officials for a gross violation of human rights, namely the arbitrary detention of Luis Robles Elizástigui
• Certification of Cuba as a Not Fully Cooperating Country US Dept. of State 13 May 2025 -- "The Secretary of State has determined and certified that Cuba did not fully cooperate with U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2024 and should therefore be certified as a "not fully cooperating country" (NFCC) under section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act."
• Wang Yi Meets with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla PRC MofA 12 May 2025 -- On May 12, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in Beijing.
• Xi Jinping Meets with President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez PRC MofA 10 May 2025 -- On the afternoon of May 9, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping met with President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez in Moscow on the sidelines of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union.
• Xi says China supports Cuba in safeguarding sovereignty, opposing foreign interference Global Times 10 May 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Friday that China firmly supports Cuba in safeguarding its national sovereignty, and opposing foreign interference and blockade.
• Meeting with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez President of Russia 07 May 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, who arrived in Russia to participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Cuban "Granma", Russia and Cuba: Celebrating brotherhood through the years and across distances, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of reinstating diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba, May 7, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 07 May 2025

April

• Cuba: Statement by the Spokesperson on the decision by the Cuban courts to revoke the conditional releases granted to José Daniel Ferrer and to Félix Navarro European External Action Service (EEAS) 30 Apr 2025 -- The European Union regrets the decision by the Cuban authorities to revoke the conditional release granted in January to José Daniel Ferrer and Félix Navarro. The EU calls on the authorities to review these decisions and to release all individuals detained for exercising their rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 Apr 2025

March

• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during the meeting with President of the National Assembly of People's Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez, Moscow, March 26, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Mar 2025
• Widespread power outage in Cuba leaves millions in dark VOA 15 Mar 2025 -- Cuba's power grid failed Friday night, leaving millions of the island nation's 10 million residents in the dark.

February

• Expansion of Visa Restrictions Policy for Individuals Exploiting Cuban Labor US Dept. of State 25 Feb 2025 -- "Today, we announce the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets forced labor linked to the Cuban labor export program."
• Investigation: As Cubans Flock To Russia's War, Is Havana Playing Dumb? RFE/RL 15 Feb 2025 -- In a room far behind the front lines in central Ukraine, a Cuban man wearing Russian military fatigues smiles widely as he taps out a rhythm on a table. But his mood soon turns somber.
• United States: Experts dismayed by decision to reinstate Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism, call for lifting of unilateral coercive measure OHCHR 07 Feb 2025 -- A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the U.S. Government decision to reinstate Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) immediately after the inauguration of the new U.S. President, and a few days after its removal from this list by the previous administration.

January

• Restoring a Tough U.S.-Cuba Policy US Dept. of State 31 Jan 2025 -- "Within the first two weeks of President Trump's term, the State Department took decisive action to rescind major last-minute policy changes on Cuba announced by the previous administration on January 14."
• Iran blasts US for anti-Cuba move IRNA 23 Jan 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei has criticized the United States for its renewed designation of Cuba as "a so-called state sponsor of terrorism", labeling it as baseless and unjustified.
• 'Unjustified': Iran condemns Trump's reinstatement of Cuba on terror list Press TV 23 Jan 2025 -- Iran has condemned the "unjustified, baseless and rejected" move by US President Donald Trump to reinstate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, stressing that such unilateral actions further weaken the rule of law at the international level.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on President Trump administration's decision to put Cuba back on the US list of state "sponsors" of terrorism Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jan 2025
• Cuba releases prominent dissident from prison VOA 16 Jan 2025 -- Jose Daniel Ferrer, one of Cuba's most prominent political prisoners and leader of Patriotic Union of Cuba, was released Thursday from prison after 3½ years.
• Biden administration delists Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism People's Daily 15 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President Joe Biden notified Congress on Tuesday that his administration would remove the designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said, as part of a deal to free political prisoners in the Caribbean island country and those determined by Washington as being unjustly detained by the government in Havana.
• Memorandum on the Revocation of National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 14 Jan 2025
• Biden to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation on Cuba VOA 14 Jan 2025 -- U.S. President Joe Biden notified Congress on Tuesday that he intends to delist Cuba as a U.S.-designated state sponsor of terrorism in a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.
• Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Steps to Support the Cuban People The White House 14 Jan 2025
• Letter to the Chairmen and Chair of Certain Congressional Committees on the Suspension of the Right to Bring an Action Under Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 The White House 14 Jan 2025
• Message to the Congress on Transmitting a Report to the Congress with Respect to the Proposed Rescission of Cuba's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism The White House 14 Jan 2025
• Certification of Rescission of Cuba's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism The White House 14 Jan 2025
• Cuba files declaration to join S Africa's genocide case against Israel at UN's top court Press TV 14 Jan 2025 -- The United Nations' top court says Cuba has officially declared its intention to join South Africa's case against Israel at the tribunal over the regime's genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.