Cuba's Energy Crisis Worsens Amid US Oil Blockade
February 21, 2026·24 days ago·via The New York Times
Cuba faces a deepening energy crisis as the US blocks oil tankers from Venezuela and Mexico, cutting off the island's vital imports after ousting Maduro and issuing Executive Order 14380 to impose tariffs on suppliers. The Trump administration pushes for regime change by year's end, warning Diaz-Canel to negotiate, while Cuba hunkers down with power outages, school closures, fuel rationing, and halted trash collection threatening food supplies and hospitals. Read more about this...