Cuba has freed five of 52 political prisoners from jail . Russian officials are pressuring the United States to free 21 Cuban agents . Over the weekend , Cuba 's National Assembly accused the U.S. of putting one of the agents , Gerardo Hernandez , in what assembly members called an `` isolation hole '' even though he was ill . The five agents have been held in Cuba since the weekend . There are no indications that a swap will take place .
Cuba has freed five of 52 political prisoners from jail . Russian officials are pressuring the United States to free 21 Cuban agents . The five agents have been held in Cuba since the weekend . There are no indications that a swap will take place .