Key insights
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Cuba planned public ceremonies and a protest tied to the deaths: Military honours, public events across the island, and a protest outside the US embassy were scheduled before the bodies were interred.
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Oil supply was presented as a key pressure point on Cuba: Donald Trump said the interim government of Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela would no longer be sending oil to Cuba, and Cuba was described as being in an acute economic and energy crisis.
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The raid was described as a major lethal event: The Venezuelan government said more than 100 people were killed during the US raid on Caracas on 3 January, including 32 Cubans.
Takeaways
Cuba received the remains of 32 personnel killed in the US intervention in Venezuela and scheduled military honours, public events, and a protest outside the US embassy before burial.
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