Alejandro Castro Espín, son of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, is leading secret negotiations in Mexico with CIA agents for a controlled transition to maintain Castroism in power while opening Cuba's energy, banking, telecommunications, and tourism sectors to U.S. companies, according to an ABC newspaper front-page report revealed today. The deal includes U.S. oil supplies of 100,000 to 150,000 barrels per day. Mexico mediates amid USMCA pressures and the Trump-Sheinbaum relationship. The Cuban regime seeks economic relief without releasing political prisoners, granting amnesty, or pursuing democratic reforms, as detailed in the ABC report cited by journalist MagJorgeCastro on X this morning. No mention appears of political openings in the proposed concessions, which aim to address Cuba's energy collapse. Mexico's role as mediator stems from U.S.-Mexico trade dynamics and bilateral ties under President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, per the X post referencing ABC. This context accounts for Mexico's silence on Venezuela and concerns over potential U.S. pressures on drug trafficking and transnational crime.
