MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday the fuel situation in Cuba was critical and US attempts to “focus” the island’s economy were causing many difficulties, vowing to act against any kind of military intervention and expressing Moscow’s solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela. Cuba detailed its plans to navigate the growing crisis on … Read more
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Cuba detailed a broad plan on Friday to protect essential services and fuel rations as the Communist-run government dug in its heels in defiance of a U.S. effort to cut off oil supplies to the Caribbean island. The rationing measures are the first to be announced since … Read more
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Cubans from all walks of life are moving into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and rising prices for food, fuel and transportation as the United States threatens to seize control of the Communist-run nation. Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents of cities and neighborhoods around the capital … Read more
By Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga HAVANA/HOUSTON, January 11 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that no more Venezuelan oil or money would go to Cuba and suggested that the Communist-ruled island should reach an agreement with Washington, increasing pressure on the United States’ longtime nemesis and provoking words of defiance from … Read more