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EU Stresses Support for Cuba Even as US Hikes Sanctions

Reuters

   HAVANA - The European Union is committed to helping Cuba develop its
   economy, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday
   during a three-day trip to Havana, even as the United States hikes
   sanctions on the Communist-run island.

   The EU started normalizing relations with one-party Cuba about the same
   time as the United States five years ago, ending decades of Cold
   War-era hostility.

   But EU and U.S. policies have diverged as U.S. President Donald Trump
   has unraveled the detente pursued by his predecessor. He has reverted
   to seeking to coerce the government to reform, a strategy that many
   experts say has long failed.

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