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With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook

Amid stepped-up surveillance flights, a visit of the C.I.A. director and an energy embargo, the White House is trying to increase pressure on Cuba.

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Raúl Castro is the former president of Cuba and younger brother of Fidel Castro.
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C.I.A. Director Visits Cuba as Tensions Rise and Island Runs Out of Oil

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.

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A gas station in Havana this month. In January, the Trump administration cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, which had been supplying a large amount of Cuba’s oil.
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