"Cuba is reeling after US President Donald Trump cut off oil shipments from Venezuela, following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces during a bloody night raid in early January. Trump has also threatened to impose tariffs on other countries, including Mexico, if they continue to ship much-needed fuel to Cuba, which has already suffered under decades of punitive sanctions imposed by Washington."
"The situation is really critical in Cuba, Peskov told reporters in Moscow. The suffocating measures imposed by the United States are causing many difficulties for the country, he added. In separate remarks, published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov renewed Moscow's solidarity with the people of Venezuela and Cuba. We are convinced that only they can determine their own destiny, Lavrov said."
"Cuba's crippling fuel shortage amid US attempts to strangle the economy has immobilised the nation, and power plants are struggling to keep the lights on. The Cuban government has been forced to impose emergency measures, including a four-day work week for state-owned companies, limiting fuel sales, shuttering universities and reducing school hours. Cuba has also warned international airlines that jet fuel would no longer be available on the island from Tuesday."
Cuba faces a crippling fuel shortage after US measures cut off oil shipments from Venezuela and threatened tariffs on countries supplying fuel. Russia warned the energy crisis is becoming critical and said Moscow is discussing ways to provide Havana with needed assistance. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described US measures as suffocating and said they are causing many difficulties. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed solidarity with Venezuela and Cuba and asserted that those peoples should determine their own destiny. Cuba imposed emergency measures including reduced work weeks, fuel limits, curtailed education hours, and warnings that jet fuel would run out; airlines have suspended flights.
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