Cuba mulls US offer of $100 million in aid but wary of Trump's motives, blockade

Cuba on Thursday said it would entertain a U.S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid but expressed skepticism over President Donald Trump's intentions at a time when a U.S. oil blockade on the island has crippled public services.



Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the island's communist-run government was willing to consider the offer, but said no strings should be attached.

"We hope it will be free of political maneuvering and attempts to exploit the hardships and suffering of a people under siege," Rodriguez said on social media.

Last week, the U.S. State Department said it had privately offered the $100 million in aid to Cuba, in addition to "free and fast satellite internet" on the condition that the island government agree to “meaningful reforms”.



Rodriguez denied the Trump administration had made such an offer, calling it a "fable." The Trump administration then repeated the offer in a statement on Wednesday.