The U.S. indicted Cuba's former leader Raúl Castro for murder stemming from a 1996 incident when Cuban military shot down two civilian planes, killing four people including three Americans. This marks the Trump administration's latest escalation in a pressure campaign targeting Cuba's government, signaling potential demands ranging from closing Chinese and Russian intelligence posts to incremental democratic reforms. Castro ordered the 1996 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four people, but the U.S. didn't charge him until now due to diplomatic concerns, though military chain of command makes his role clear.