14.05.2026 14:11
Havana is experiencing prolonged power outages due to fuel shortages caused by the US embargo. Thousands have taken to the streets to protest the lack of basic necessities, with the Energy Minister stating that people are without electricity for 20-22 hours a day.
Long-term power outages that have been ongoing for days in Cuba's capital, Havana, due to fuel shortages caused by the US blockade have led to protests by thousands of people.
The energy crisis in Cuba is deepening due to fuel shortages caused by the US blockade. Prolonged electricity cuts in the capital, Havana, lasting for days, have prompted thousands to take to the streets. People gathered in different parts of the city protested the failure to meet basic needs. The angry crowd participating in the protest set fire to piles of trash, blocked roads, and banged pots and pans, chanting slogans such as "Turn on the lights" and "People, unite, you will never be defeated!"
"WE ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SELL US FUEL"
Cuba's Energy Minister, Vicente de la O Levy, stated in a statement that many areas of the capital, Havana, are without electricity for 20 to 22 hours a day, which increases tensions in a city already going through a difficult period due to shortages of food, fuel, and medicine. Vicente de la O Levy said that despite the embargo, Cuba continues negotiations for fuel imports, but rising global oil and transportation prices due to the US-Israel war with Iran make this process even more difficult. The Cuban minister said, "We are open to anyone who wants to sell us fuel."
Mexico and Venezuela, Cuba's main oil suppliers, have not sent fuel to the island since US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Last week, the United Nations declared Trump's fuel blockade illegal, emphasizing that it hinders the Cuban people's right to development and weakens their rights to food, education, health, water, and sanitation.
US-CUBA TENSIONS
The US has increased pressure on Cuba by seizing numerous oil shipments destined for the country, which is heavily dependent on imported fuel. US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel argued that no oil shipments have reached Cuba in the last three months.
US President Donald Trump stated in a statement on March 7 that they expect historic change in Cuba following Venezuela, saying, "Cuba has reached the end of the road. They have no money, no oil. They have a bad ideology, a regime that has been bad for a long time. They used to get money and oil from Venezuela, but now no money or oil goes there from Venezuela. Cuba, as it currently is, is living its last days. It will have a new and better life. In its current form, it is in its final days."
Yesterday, the US President received a question from journalists at the White House about US plans regarding Cuba and replied, "Cuba is a failed country. They have no money, no oil, nothing. They have beautiful lands, beautiful landscapes. A beautiful island. I think Cuba sees the end. Throughout my life, I have heard about the US and Cuba. I have heard the question, 'When will America do it?' I believe the honor of taking Cuba will belong to me. That would be a great honor."