text: "I had the opportunity to speak with two prominent Cuban dissidents, Elizardo Sanchez and Guillermo Farinas.   They cautioned that the Castros would try to get the United States to finance their ""Putinist project"" through the relaxation of the embargo, and that we should reject any deal that did not include real political reform.  Learn more here: http://1.usa.gov/1AB0o8U"