President Biden is taking several steps to ease sanctions on Cuba, including notifying Congress of plans to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism. These actions are expected to lead to the release of political prisoners in Havana and provide Cuba with more economic maneuvering space. This marks a significant shift from the Trump administration's hardline stance towards Cuba.
takes office in a broad set of steps on Tuesday that he expects to lead to release of political prisoners in Havana.is reversing several hard line restrictions put in place by Trump, his predecessor and the president-elect. Those steps include notifying Congress of plans to lift the U.S.
The steps were connected to the expected release by Cuba of a “significant” number of political prisoners, following the communist-run government’s talks with the Catholic Church. The announcements, just days before Biden leaves office, mark his first real break in policy from Trump-era sanctions that have contributed to one of Cuba’s worst economic crises.But in the short term, Biden’s new measures were expected to give Havana more space to manoeuvre as it battles a crippling economic crisis.
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