Friday United States officials yanked more than half their diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Havana, Cuba. The move was made to protect them from a string of mysterious injuries that harmed at least 21 Americans stationed there. A travel ban was also issued and no U.S. delegations will visit Cuba for bilateral meetings although they may meet in the U.S. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke thinks the incident stops loosening of trade restrictions in the future.
He says if this could have been avoided and the trade embargo lifted, Cuba could have been a promising market for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
However, Sombke is still hoping relations can be restored in the future.
Cuba has denied having anything to do with the injuries. President Obama normalized trade in 2015, but President Trump’s administration has been seeking to limit tourism and trade to Cuba until democratic reforms are made.
