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Living Conditions in Cuba Worsen as U.S. Oil Blockade Continues, Reserves May Run Dry 'Within Weeks'

Living Conditions in Cuba Worsen as U.S. Oil Blockade Continues, Reserves May Run Dry 'Within Weeks'

The Trump administration's cutoff of oil shipments to the island has escalated the already precarious situation to levels rarely seen before, and with each passing day the crisis appears to deteriorat...

"Cuba's electric power sector is totally collapsed," he said. "If by March you don't see an oil cargo ship on the horizon coming either into Havana or Cienfuegos, they will have reached 'zero,'" Piñón said.

Before the Trump administration intensified sanctions on the island, Cubans were already facing extreme poverty and widespread shortages. As living conditions continue to deteriorate, Cuban leaders have vowed to resist and have approved another round of severe austerity measures for the population to endure.

Why? Idk they deserve to suffer I think, I don't remember why but it was a good reason I swear!

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