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‘Absolutely no diesel’: Cuba blames US blockade as island faces blackout crisis
Cuba faces a critical energy crisis in 2026 with 22-hour daily blackouts. Read the latest on fuel shortages, US sanctions, and the impact on the national grid.
The Real News Network
Cuba runs out of oil amidst suffocating US blockade
Cuba’s government has announced that it has run out of oil. On Wednesday night, Cuba’s energy minister Vicente de La O Levy said that the country has completely run out of diesel and ...
Cuba warns of 'bloodbath' if US attacks; Washington adds sanctions
Cuba's leader warned Monday of a "bloodbath" in the event of an American attack, and the US Treasury issued sanctions targeting Cuba's main intelligence agency and top leaders as tensions spiked ...
The New York Times
Cuba Just Lost Its Next Best Chance for Fuel
A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade. Source: Kpler. By Lazaro ...
Politifact
Are Cuba’s 22-hour blackouts and a US oil blockade unrelated, as Marco Rubio said?
Blackouts in Cuba have been common for years because the Cuba government has mismanaged and neglected its energy system, historians and foreign policy experts said. The U.S. government’s oil ...
UPI
Russian diesel tanker veers away from Cuba after weeks at sea
May 26 (UPI) --The Russian tanker Universal, sanctioned by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, accelerated and turned toward the South Atlantic, moving away from Cuba ...