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Pedro Camacho

Colombia's Petro Argues Lifting Cuba Embargo Would Trigger Political Change, Although 'Perhaps Not as Miami Cubans Want'

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (Credit: MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Colombian president Gustavo Petro said that ending the U.S. embargo on Cuba could trigger political changes on the island, while warning that those shifts might not align with expectations among Cuban exiles in the United States.

His remarks, posted on X, came amid escalating tensions between Washington and Havana and followed earlier exchanges with Cuban and U.S. officials.

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