The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first, injuring one Cuban officer. The Associated Press was not immediately able to independently verify that information. Cuba's government said it obtained the details about the passengers aboard the boat from the suspects detained following the shootout. "The majority of the facts being publicly reported are those by the information provided by the Cubans. "The Cuban government cannot be trusted, and we will do everything in our power to hold these communists accountable," he wrote on X.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 02:40 UTC