Cuban Leader Diaz-Canel Says Regime Held Talks With US to Find Solutions

On March 9, Trump suggested the regime in Havana could either submit and agree to the restoration of democracy or be removed forcibly.

Cuban leader Miguel Diaz-Canel consoles relatives of some of the 32 Cuban soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, during their funeral at Colon cemetery in Havana on Jan. 16, 2026. Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel said on March 13 that the island’s communist regime has held talks with the United States.

The announcement comes after Cuba said it would release 51 people from prison, a decision it attributed to its relationship with the Vatican.