"To be clear: a. Cuba requires importing fuel. b.The US is applying threats & coercive measures to any country that provides it. c. Lack of fuel harms transportation, medical services, schooling, energy, production of food, the standard of living. d. Massive punishment is a crime, he wrote. The Fourth Geneva Convention says that collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited under international law."
"Cuba relied heavily on oil imports from Venezuela, which have been cut off after the abduction of the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, by US forces last month. After the fall of Maduro, Cuba turned to Mexico for fuel. But the White House has threatened to impose additional tariffs on imports from any country that directly or indirectly provides oil to Cuba. The Mexican government halted the oil supplies to Cuba after the Trump administration's threat. But on Thursday, Mexico sent two ships loaded with humanitarian aid to Cuba."
Cuba depends on imported fuel and has faced renewed US pressure aimed at choking its access to oil. The measures have led to threats and coercion against countries that would supply fuel, producing shortages that harm transportation, medical services, schooling, energy, food production and living standards. The measures are described as collective punishment prohibited by the Fourth Geneva Convention. Cuba previously relied on Venezuelan oil, which ceased after the abduction of Nicolas Maduro; Cuba then sought fuel from Mexico, which halted shipments after US threats but later sent humanitarian aid.
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