The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has ruled out that the “Havana Syndrome” could be the result of a campaign by a foreign country, informed NBC News, citing six informed sources familiar with the agency’s assessments.
The FDA said it was unsubstantiated that U.S. diplomats were experiencing symptoms of traumatic brain injury because Russia or another government was harassing U.S. diplomats around the world, sources told NBC.
At the same time, the CIA does not exclude foreign intervention in about 20 cases of the appearance of the “Havana syndrome”, the sources said. In particular, this applies to the injured American diplomats in Cuba in 2016. But in other cases, US intelligence has found other plausible explanations that are not related to the influence of hostile countries, the sources explained.
The Foreign Ministry responded to reports about the CIA plan to focus on Russia and China
For the first time, the symptoms of “Havana syndrome” were reported in 2016 by American diplomats in Cuba. They complained of sudden headaches, hearing and vision loss, balance problems and nausea. Many of the symptoms resembled those of a traumatic brain injury. After that, the US reduced its diplomatic presence on the island, and also decided to expel 15 Cuban diplomats. The Cuban authorities declared their readiness to assist the investigation and urged not to politicize the situation.
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