Southcom commander meets with Cuban military officials as Trump amps up pressure on island
The head of U.S. Southern Command met with senior leaders of the Cuban military amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The meeting took place near Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, where the U.S. military commander led a perimeter security assessment and discussed operational readiness. The Trump administration has ramped up its opposition to the island's communist government in recent weeks, with the president suggesting a possible military invasion.
- ▪The head of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, met with Cuban military officials on Friday.
- ▪The meeting took place near Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, where the U.S. military commander led a perimeter security assessment.
- ▪The Trump administration has ramped up its opposition to the island's communist government in recent weeks.
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Defense Southcom commander meets with Cuban military officials as Trump amps up pressure on island Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/29/26 9:51 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/29/26 9:51 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The head of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) met with senior leaders of the Cuban military on Friday amid heightened tensions between the two countries’ governments. Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan joined Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of the Chief of the General Staff Roberto Legrá Sotolongo and other leaders near Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Southcom announced in a statement shared on social media. The Cuban and American military leaders engaged in a “brief exchange on operational security measures,” according to Southcom’s Friday statement. The U.S.
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