US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he had received a request for assistance from the Cuban authorities, in connection with which Washington is preparing to hold talks with the country.

“No Republican has ever spoken to me about Cuba, which is a failed country and only heading in one direction – down,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

“Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk,” he said.

But he did not specify where and when the contacts between the parties could take place.