Ex-Cuban prisoners praise détente
HAVANA – Cuban dissidents freed as part of a historic détente with the United States said Tuesday they support the warming of relations and predicted it will help their efforts to bring change inside their country.
Fifty-three dissidents were let go, most in the last week, as part of a deal that also saw both countries free high-profile prisoners charged with espionage and move to normalize relations after five decades of tension.
Some members of the Cuban opposition have criticized the deal. They saying Washington didn’t win enough concessions an argument echoed by critics of Cuba’s government outside the country, such as U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who called the deal “one-sided and misguided” on Tuesday.
Associated Press
