💢🇨🇺 Cuba says talks with Washington have ended over “genocidal” blockade ◦ Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said Havana is not negotiating with the United States and has no agenda for future talks, though diplomatic contacts remain open amid an ongoing U.S. blockade on the country, Reuters reported. ◦Cuba estimates that the U.S. embargo caused a record $8.1 billion in losses between March 2025 and February 2026—up 7% from the previous period—figures that exclude Washington’s more recent fuel and energy restrictions and secondary sanctions. ◦Rodríguez described the policy as “collective punishment,” saying Cubans have endured months with only two or three hours of electricity a day or less, disrupting refrigeration, schools, internet access and family life.