"Since the US's January operation to remove the Venezuelan president and Cuban ally, Nicolas Maduro, Washington has piled maximum economic pressure on Havana with a complete oil blockade, meaning that no foreign fuel shipment has reached the country in the last three months."
"The European Union, the Italian government, and the British government alike should oppose and put pressure on President Trump to lift this embargo on Cuba, said Mauro Trombin, one of the delegates who is affiliated with the Italian political party Europa Verde (Green Europe)."
"Iain Wallace, a Scottish member of the Public and Commercial (PCS) trade union and NACC participant, said the oil blockade is illegal by every measure. I would have expected [European] countries to reify trade relations and cultural exchange with Cuba."
Cuba faces a severe energy crisis with nationwide blackouts resulting from a complete US oil blockade that has prevented fuel shipments for three months. The Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba (NACC), organized by progressive groups, arrived in Havana with over 20 tonnes of food, medical supplies, and solar panel equipment. The convoy includes representatives from European left-wing political parties, trade unions, and advocacy groups who departed from Milan. Participants argue the blockade represents an illegal escalation of Washington's decades-long embargo and criticize European allies for insufficient opposition. European nations have previously voted against US sanctions on Cuba at the United Nations, yet activists call for stronger pressure from the EU, Italian, and British governments to lift the embargo.
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