Donald Trump has threatened to halt the flow of Venezuelan money and oil, urging Cuba to “make a deal” or face repercussions. Since US Marines captured Nicolás Maduro in a January 3 raid on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, the US president has been focusing on Cuba.
Cuba’s longtime friend, Venezuela, is thought to supply the island with some 35,000 barrels of oil every day. In response, Cuba’s president declared, “No one dictates what we do,” and the country’s foreign minister stated that petroleum imports were still permitted “without interference.” Cuba’s fuel and electrical situation has already started to get worse as a result of the Trump administration’s strategy of seizing sanctioned Venezuelan oil vessels.
For a long time, Cuba relied heavily on money and oil from Venezuela. Cuba gave “Security Services” to the previous two rulers in Venezuela in exchange, but not now. On Sunday, Trump posted on Truth Social.
“NO MORE MONEY OR OIL WILL GO TO CUBA! I strongly advise them to reach an agreement before it’s too late. Trump did not outline the conditions of a deal or the potential repercussions for Cuba.
However, the Caribbean island nation has “the absolute right to import fuel” from any willing exporter “without interference or subordination to the unilateral coercive measures of the United States,” according to Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.
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