"Lines to buy fuel in Havana have been longer than usual in recent weeks. It's not that Cubans have more money, that there's greater supply, or that prices have gone down. The gasoline currently available at service stations is sold mostly in dollars and, despite being more expensive, it runs out quickly. Lines of cars pile up at gas stations. Dianelys is a young entrepreneur a product of the slight opening to the private sector who owns an old Sovietmade car."
"The island's oil squeeze worsened at the start of the year after the United States carried out a military attack on Venezuela, its main supplier for decades. U.S. President Donald Trump has tightened the screws further by announcing that he will impose tariffs on anyone who sells or supplies oil to Cuba. The noose around Cubans' necks grows tighter as they remain trapped in a deep structural crisis in which mere survival is often the only possible goal."
Fuel lines in Havana have lengthened as gasoline sold mostly in dollars is scarce and expensive. Cars queue for hours while stations run out quickly. Many Cubans cannot afford the dollar-priced fuel despite long waits. A young entrepreneur who owns an old Soviet-made car faced a 12-hour wait and fears selling the vehicle for a bicycle. The oil squeeze intensified after the United States attacked Venezuela, Cuba's main supplier, and after US threats to impose tariffs on nations supplying oil to Cuba. Government officials call the measures blackmail and accuse the US of seeking to provoke genocide. Survival remains the immediate priority for many Cubans.
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