After the leaders each gave statements to the press Monday afternoon about their meeting,  President Raul Castro appeared to turn what was going to be a standard handshake into an odd arm-raising move.

Castrol grabbed Obama by the wrist, lifting his arm up above him as Obama smiled and waved to the audience.

Video from KSAZ shows that the two did briefly shake hands before the awkward handshake, though.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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