Cigar festival canceled, diplomats withdraw
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Cuba canceled its major cigar festival as a deepening economic crisis — fuel, tourists and cash shortages — prompted diplomats to prepare mission drawdowns amid intensified U.S. pressure.
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We stand with the Cuban Revolution against Yanqui Hyper-imperialism. We believe in the importance of sovereignty and dignity against intimidation and theft.
¡Cuba sí! ¡Yanquis no!
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¡Cuba sí! ¡Yanquis no!
Donate to buy solar panels for Cuba:
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#LetCubaLive #EndTheBlockade #Solidarity
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
We stand with the Cuban Revolution against Yanqui Hyper-imperialism. We believe in the importance of sovereignty and dignity against intimidation and theft.
¡Cuba sí! ¡Yanquis no!
Donate to buy solar panels for Cuba:
letcubalive.info/donate
#LetCubaLive #EndTheBlockade #Solidarity
¡Cuba sí! ¡Yanquis no!
Donate to buy solar panels for Cuba:
letcubalive.info/donate
#LetCubaLive #EndTheBlockade #Solidarity
Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Extensible coverage on Cuba today in Spain’s @elpais.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Extensible coverage on Cuba today in Spain’s @elpais.com
no - the US has continued a fairly comprehensive set of sanctions against Cuba since the 60s. Obama eased some elements of it, most notably on travel. Trump partially reversed some of these and added a threat of tariffs on any country that gives Cuba oil
February 15, 2026 at 12:34 PM
no - the US has continued a fairly comprehensive set of sanctions against Cuba since the 60s. Obama eased some elements of it, most notably on travel. Trump partially reversed some of these and added a threat of tariffs on any country that gives Cuba oil
"Mexico, another oil supplier to Cuba, also announced on Monday that it was suspending its shipments after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican exports to the U.S."
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"Mexico, another oil supplier to Cuba, also announced on Monday that it was suspending its shipments after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican exports to the U.S."
some context:
"The island’s economy was already struggling due to decades of U.S. sanctions, but things rapidly deteriorated in January when shipments were halted from its main supplier, Venezuela, following a U.S. military operation to depose President Nicolas Maduro."
time.com/7373215/cuba...
"The island’s economy was already struggling due to decades of U.S. sanctions, but things rapidly deteriorated in January when shipments were halted from its main supplier, Venezuela, following a U.S. military operation to depose President Nicolas Maduro."
time.com/7373215/cuba...
How the U.S. Oil Blockade Is Impacting Cuba
A total U.S. blockade on oil has caused a severe energy crisis across Cuba.
time.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
some context:
"The island’s economy was already struggling due to decades of U.S. sanctions, but things rapidly deteriorated in January when shipments were halted from its main supplier, Venezuela, following a U.S. military operation to depose President Nicolas Maduro."
time.com/7373215/cuba...
"The island’s economy was already struggling due to decades of U.S. sanctions, but things rapidly deteriorated in January when shipments were halted from its main supplier, Venezuela, following a U.S. military operation to depose President Nicolas Maduro."
time.com/7373215/cuba...
Reposted by Fabián Muniesa
Cuba teme que la crisis actual la devuelva al Periodo Especial de los años noventa dozz.es/is9mw15
Cuba teme que la crisis actual la devuelva al Periodo Especial de los años noventa
dozz.es
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Cuba teme que la crisis actual la devuelva al Periodo Especial de los años noventa dozz.es/is9mw15
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Cuba’s government is facing its biggest test in decades after Trump cut it off from Venezuelan oil, and threatened tariffs against anyone supplying it.
“The Cuban government is not going to submit,” said Helen Yaffe, prof. of LatAm political economy at Univ. of Glasgow. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/14/c...
“The Cuban government is not going to submit,” said Helen Yaffe, prof. of LatAm political economy at Univ. of Glasgow. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/14/c...
What's next for Cuba? Trump turns the screws as the island runs out of jet fuel
Cuba’s government appears to be on the brink of economic collapse amid a worsening energy crisis.
www.cnbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Cuba’s government is facing its biggest test in decades after Trump cut it off from Venezuelan oil, and threatened tariffs against anyone supplying it.
“The Cuban government is not going to submit,” said Helen Yaffe, prof. of LatAm political economy at Univ. of Glasgow. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/14/c...
“The Cuban government is not going to submit,” said Helen Yaffe, prof. of LatAm political economy at Univ. of Glasgow. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/14/c...