Cuba's Humanitarian Pardon: A Step Towards Dialogue?

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Cuba's government just announced the early release of 2010 prisoners as a humanitarian

move for Easter week.

Is their second pardon in less than a month?

Coming amid heavy pressure from Washington.

This drops right after the Trump team eased the island's oil blockade, greenlighting a

Russian tanker to deliver fuel during a brutal energy crunch.

Trump keeps pushing for regime change, viewing Cuba's links to Russia, China, and Iran as

a straight-up threat.

Just 90 miles from Florida.

No full list of who gets out, but officials pick folks who serve most of their time with

clean records, factoring in health, young people, women, seniors over 60, even foreigners.

They skip serious cases like murder, drugs, assault, or corruption.

It's the fifth such pardon since 2011, totaling over 11,000 freed.

Weeks back, 51 went free as a nod to the Vatican, followed by Cuba confirming talks with

the U.S.

Experts like University of Miami's Michael Bustamante hinted this could tie to the oil

ship, signaling slow but real-dialogue progress.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Cuban Routes and All, says real fixes mean overhauling

the system, with big updates coming soon.

As the church keeps mediating these neighborly tensions, the balls in play for what's next.