NEW YORK – Recent U.S. escalations in the Caribbean are a result of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's “personal” agenda against the region, Cuba's top diplomat said, adding that his American counterpart is increasingly pushing policies that do not align with President Donald Trump's so-called mandate for peace.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla told The Associated Press that Cuba saw a possibility of changing the longstanding antagonistic dynamic between the United States and the communist-run island when Trump returned to office in January. But he added that Rubio, who was born to Cuban immigrants, has made it his mission for Washington to adopt an even stronger “maximum pressure” campaign against Havana.

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