# U.S. vs Cuba Espionage Wars

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Podcast: [Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/toronto-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7593854)
Published: 2026-05-30T15:43:09+00:00
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The U.S. is ramping up pressure on Cuba with sanctions and an energy blockade, demanding the island shut down Russian and Chinese spy operations — a move Washington frames as national security, while Havana sees it as an attack from its biggest adversary. The history of espionage between the two nations is riddled with shocking betrayals: Ana Belén Montes, a top Pentagon Cuba expert, secretly worked for Havana and served 25 years; Walter Myers and his wife Gwendolyn, State Department employees, spied for nearly three decades before being jailed for life and six years respectively; and Victor Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador, pleaded guilty to being a Cuban agent for years and received 15 years. The U.S. has also had its own spies caught — a cryptologist imprisoned in Cuba for nearly two decades before being swapped in 2014, alongside the Cuban Five and an American contractor. That agent, Rolando Sarraff Trujillo, allegedly provided key intel that helped dismantle other spy networks, revealing how deeply entangled and morally gray these covert relationships can be. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/8f23073f978348ab

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