20 JUN 2018 BY RICHARD STONE

Havana Syndrome is believed to have emerged in late 2016, when U.S. diplomats and spies serving in Cuba began reporting bizarre sounds and sensations followed by unexplained illnesses and symptoms, including hearing and vision loss, memory and balance problems, headaches and nausea. Feb 2, 2022

https://www.science.org/content/article/sonic-attack-or-mass-paranoia-new-evidence-stokes-debate-over-diplomats-mysterious

“The strong suspicion that Russia was behind the alleged attacks is backed by signals intelligence, meaning intercepted communications, say U.S. officials.”

“The mystery began late in 2016. Personnel attached to the U.S. embassy in Havana developed symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and insomnia after hearing strange loud sounds or feeling a sensation of pressure. Since then, dozens of diplomats have been withdrawn from Cuba, and international tensions have risen. This month, the mystery spread, with reports from the U.S. Department of State that “a number” of diplomats at its consulate in Guangzhou, China, had been flown home with symptoms similar to those reported in Cuba—where two more diplomats have reportedly fallen ill. Yet 18 months in, an explanation is nowhere in sight, although hypotheses have proliferated.”

U.S. officials suspect Russia in mystery ‘attacks’ on diplomats in Cuba, have now spread to China.

The U.S. is reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba

The Associated Press: HAVANA — The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday, the first time it has done so since a spate of unexplained health incidents among diplomatic staff in 2017 slashed the American presence in Havana.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146863107/the-u-s-is-reopening-visa-and-consular-services-at-embassy-in-cuba

The Embassy confirmed this week it will begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the U.S., and others like the diversity visa lottery.

The resumption comes amid the greatest migratory flight from Cuba in decades, which has placed pressure on the Biden administration to open more legal pathways to Cubans and start a dialogue with the Cuban government, despite a historically tense relationship.

The United States restored diplomatic relations with Cuba on July 20, 2015, but has maintained the commercial, economic, and financial embargo against the communist island. Nov 26, 2016

https://www.voanews.com/a/obama-restored-relations-with-cuba/3612438.html#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20restored%20diplomatic,embargo%20against%20the%20communist%20island.

“Ironically; Russia accused the U.S.of hacking into thousands of iPhones belonging to Russian diplomats and devices belonging to missions and embassies in the country. ”

https://fortune.com/2023/06/01/russia-iphones-hacking-u-s-intelligence/

Ukraine shoots down six of Russia’s Hypersonic missiles.

Ukraine shoots down Russian Hypersonic Missiles