politics
February 1, 2026
US choking Cuba’s economy
Washington is seeking to strangle Cuba’s economy by ramping up the oil embargo, Moscow has said
TL;DR
- Russia condemns renewed US attempts to economically strangle Cuba.
- US President Trump signed an executive order to impose tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba.
- The move aims to strengthen the US embargo against Havana and follows the suspension of oil shipments from Venezuela.
- Russia describes the crackdown as illegitimate coercion outside the UN framework.
- Cuba declared an "international emergency" and attributed the pressure to the "US anti-Cuban neo-fascist right wing."
- Mexico warned that US tariffs could trigger a humanitarian crisis and expressed solidarity with Cuba.
- A report suggests Cuba has approximately 15 to 20 days of oil supply remaining.
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