Cuba

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From Der Spiegel Online:

US blockade

US Treasury Department relaxes oil sanctions against Cuba

Oil from Venezuela may be sold to Cuba, but not to the government. From "solidarity with the Cuban people", says the US Treasury Department. Canada announces humanitarian aid for the Caribbean nation.

25.02.2026, 20.11 AM

                                                                          

U.S. government relaxes restrictions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba. Companies can now get oil out Venezuela and sell to the private sector in Cuba – but still not to the Cuban government, US Treasury says . The Treasury Department in Washington claims it was a measure of "solidarity with the Cuban people". The economic and energy crisis in Cuba has been massively exacerbated by the United States blockade of oil supplies from Venezuela.

No tankers carrying oil or fuel have arrived in Cuba for weeks. With reserves running low, the government in Havana ordered major energy-saving measures. Universities were closed, school lessons and local public transport were restricted and working hours were reduced. Cuba has previously faced frequent power outages and food and medicine shortages.

Meanwhile, the Canadian government announced food aid for Cuba worth around five million euros, while Mexico and Spain announced humanitarian aid.

On US President Donald Trump directives in January, oil deliveries from Venezuela to Cuba were stopped after the US military captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Trump threatened additional U.S. tariffs on states supplying oil to Cuba.