CIA director visits Cuba, as island runs out of oil

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, the communist government said, as the island endures record energy shortages. The visit comes at a low moment in US-Cuba relations, after Washington imposed a fuel blockade on its neighbour in January and US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the island and mused about taking it over. The meeting with Ratcliffe took place “in a context marked by the complexity of bilateral relations, with the aim of contributing