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HAVANA, Cuba. \u2014 The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to indict Ra\u00fal Castro, the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro, in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, according to a Reuters report published Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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The report surfaced the same day CIA Director John Ratcliffe and other U.S. government delegates traveled to Cuba for a high-level meeting with Cuban officials.<\/p>\n

Photos posted on the CIA\u2019s X account showed Ratcliffe meeting with Cuban officials during the visit. Cuban authorities said they agreed to the meeting to reassure U.S. leaders that Cuba does not pose a threat to the United States.<\/p>\n

For many in South Florida\u2019s Cuban exile community, the reported indictment represents a long-awaited step toward accountability for the 1996 attack, which killed four members of the Miami-based humanitarian organization Brothers to the Rescue after Cuban military jets shot down two civilian aircraft over international waters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a good step, but at the same time it doesn\u2019t reconcile politically speaking that they are trying to engage with a regime at the same time that they are trying to indict their leader,\u201d Cuban exile Ramon Saul Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

Sanchez also urged caution until more details emerge about the U.S. delegation\u2019s discussions with Cuban officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil we know all the details about the meeting, what was proposed to the given regime, what they answered — we cannot categorically say this is going to be good,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n

The diplomatic outreach comes amid continued tension between Washington and Havana. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently accused the Cuban government of blocking humanitarian aid efforts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve offered to distribute $100 million of humanitarian aid to the people through the church and the regime has denied it,\u201d Rubio said in a recent interview with Fox News.<\/p>\n

Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel responded by saying Cuba would not reject legitimate humanitarian assistance from the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is truly a willingness on the part of the United States government to provide aid in the amounts it announces, it will encounter no obstacles or ingratitude from Cuba,\u201d D\u00edaz-Canel said.<\/p>\n

The developments also unfold as Cuba faces deepening economic and energy crises. Residents across the island continue to endure widespread blackouts and fuel shortages, prompting renewed protests in several communities.<\/p>\n

Cuba\u2019s Minister of Energy and Mining warned the country\u2019s fuel reserves have nearly disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrude oil, fuel oil, of which we have absolutely none; diesel, of which we have absolutely none,\u201d the minister said in remarks translated from Spanish. \u201cThe only thing we have is gas from our wells.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuban officials said an oil shipment sent by Russia last month was the island\u2019s only major fuel lifeline since January, but those reserves have now run out.<\/p>\n

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