Daniel Hoffman, a retired clandestine services officer and former Moscow station chief with the CIA, said the situation "smells like Russian disinformation" with the aim of trying to "induce the West to stop giving Ukraine the weapons that are keeping the Ukrainians in the fight against Russia."
Russian claims of Western arms sold in Syria false, U.S. officials say
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While the administration said in April it would begin resuming the program, it has not yet offered a timeline for ramping up the U.S. diplomatic presence in Cuba.
Renewed hopes but more delays for Cubans seeking US visas
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