Cuba has experienced three nationwide power outages in four months, Trump: I can do whatever I want
Cuba, again without electricity.
On Monday, the Cuban government stated that due to the continuous U.S. sanctions and blockade, 10 million people across the country experienced power outages. It is worth noting that Cuba's total population is less than 11 million. And this is already the third nationwide large-scale power outage in the past four months in Cuba.
Power outages not only affect the daily lives of ordinary people, but also "kill." The Cuban leader recently stated that due to the lack of electricity, hospitals have had to delay surgeries for tens of thousands of people, who may die because they cannot receive timely treatment.
An elderly Cuban told a reporter that the power outage made the refrigerator non-operational, and their limited food would spoil, forcing people to choose between starvation and eating expired food.
It is well known that Cuba heavily relies on oil imports. Originally, Mexico and Venezuela could help, but under Trump's threats, Mexico dared not sell oil to Cuba, and Venezuela's oil trade was directly controlled by the United States, leaving it powerless.
Data shows that only two small oil tankers entered Cuba this year. Especially after President Maduro was kidnapped, Cuba's oil imports plummeted to zero, which is far from enough to maintain the country's power supply.
Currently, Cuba is negotiating with the Trump administration, but it is unknown how the negotiations are progressing. But just imagine, Trump will certainly ask for a lot, and Cuba's situation will not be much better than Venezuela's.
Trump even said that the United States can handle Cuba however it wants, and after Venezuela, he will soon reach an agreement with Cuba and feel honored about it.
History has repeatedly proven that being too close to the United States is indeed not a good thing.
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