Trump should exact a heavy price for saving Castro's Cuba
Residents in Havana, Cuba, who had been sitting in darkness for the better part of a day, poured into the streets on Wednesday night. They blocked roads with burning rubbish, erected barricades, and shouted at the government to turn the lights back on. By Thursday, the blackouts had encompassed the island in the latest round of nationwide shutdowns. Some areas are reporting power losses lasting 24 hours a day, with the capital enduring outages stretching beyond 22 hours.
TL;DR
- Residents of Havana protested widespread blackouts by blocking roads and shouting at the government.
- Cuba is facing nationwide power outages, with some areas experiencing 24-hour blackouts.
- The country has run out of oil and fuel, as its reserves are empty.
- Venezuela and Mexico, Cuba's largest external oil suppliers, cut off shipments in January due to U.S. restrictions.
- A single Russian tanker delivered oil, after which Havana released 2,000 prisoners.
- Venezuela's subsidized oil shipments, crucial for Cuba's economy, have declined and were halted after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.
- U.S. sanctions have been extended, targeting foreign companies doing business with GAESA.
- GAESA is the military conglomerate that controls a significant portion of the Cuban economy.