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How Cubans are reacting to former President Raúl Castro's indictment

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM CDT

The U.S. continues to ramp up pressure on Cuba by indicting former president Raúl Castro and sending an aircraft carrier to the southern Caribbean.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Cristiana Mesquita at the Associated Press for an on-the-ground reaction.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.