Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA for change

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cubans seeking change to partner with the CIA, urging cooperation to end the island's communist government amid heightened US pressure following the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Rubio wrote on X that those seeking positive change in Cuba should seize the opportunity through a discreet partnership with the CIA, citing disappointment with failed promises and corruption. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio mocked the call, suggesting desperation within the agency. The CIA posted a Spanish-language video offering instructions for sharing information, while a US oil blockade has caused fuel shortages and blackouts in Cuba. UN experts condemned the blockade as violating international law, and rights advocates likened US threats to imperialist tactics.