Cuba Calls Guantanamo Talks with U.S. General ‘Positive’

U.S. SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis Donovan and Cuban Gen. Roberto Legra Sotolongo held rare operational-security talks at the Guantanamo Bay base perimeter as Washington intensifies pressure on Havana.

1. Frame 1At Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Gen. Francis Donovan opens operational-security talks with Cuban military leaders at the federal base perimeter.
2. Frame 2The exchange came as Trump increased pressure on Cuba through sanctions, an oil blockade, and warships in the Caribbean.
3. Frame 3Cuba calls the U.S. naval station illegal; fence-line security meetings happen, but this senior-level contact was rare.
4. Frame 4Donovan also reviewed base security, service-member safety, family safety, and operational readiness at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
5. Frame 5Cuba called the meeting positive and said both military commands agreed to keep communication open.
6. Frame 6Next pressure point: whether a security channel can reduce base risk while U.S. pressure on Havana keeps rising.