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The Cuban government announced that international flights would no longer be able to refuel there because of aviation fuel shortages, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells oil to the island.

Cuba’s leadership said Sunday that the country will run out of aviation fuel starting Monday, which could disrupt airlines operating there, according to two sources cited by the Spanish wire service EFE.

All of Cuba’s international airports are expected to be affected by the jet fuel shortage, which could last about a month.

Since the Trump administration’s January 3 military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a longtime supporter of Cuba’s government, it has sought to strengthen the US position on Cuba.

In a late January executive order, Trump described the Cuban regime as posing “an unusual and extraordinary threat,” saying that declaration of a national emergency was necessary.”

According to the president, human rights abuses, communist rule and Cuba’s ties to countries such as China, Russia and Iran contribute to regional instability “through migration and violence.”

Trump said during the announcement that the US could impose tariffs on nations that directly or indirectly provide Cuba with oil.

Cuba meets about one third of its energy demand with domestic production, according to the source. For the remainder, it depends on imports, primarily from Mexico and, to a lesser degree, Russia, with Venezuela accounting for around 30 percent of total supplies in 2025.

This week, the Cuban government unveiled a strict emergency plan that includes closing some hotels, cutting back hours at public offices and hospitals and banning the sale of diesel in an effort to subsist without imported crude oil and its derivatives.

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[-] 666@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 9 hours ago

I wonder how much of this will draw Cuba into a more green approach. Not out of any moral necessity, but purely out of actual necessity. Oil is hard to ship; but if any green technology from China or even their own indigenous designs can make it then I suspect they'll be alright.

[-] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 9 hours ago

Cuba is already pursuing a number of green alternatives for powering civilian infrastructure, however jet fuel is one of those irreplaceable few fossil fuels that the nation is struggling to secure reserves of. If I remember correctly, Cuba considered domestic refining of jet fuel but the process was prohibitively expensive without an economy of scale and the planners couldn't justify the expenditure.

[-] 666@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 8 hours ago

It wont let me post my edited photo of Kirov Airships with the Cuban flag dangling over them.

Yeah, that's a tough one. I do wonder what the solution to that is.

[-] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 35 points 14 hours ago

Modern day siege. Imperialism is some sick shit.

[-] VladimirLimeMint@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 6 hours ago

2 billion people was murdered by Western imperialists for the past 534 years

[-] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, it shows why it is no longer a luxury but a necessity to develop alternative routes that are not controlled by the US.

What they are doing to Cuba is what they can easily do to any country if they don't have access to a different route like the BRICs is developing.

From Cuba's side, they have to strengthen their energy independence through investment in oil drilling and diversify their dependency in machine parts from the West. In others words, they need to achieve energy and food sovereignty. To do this, they will need a lot of help from Russia, China, and Vietnam. From our side, we can also help by visiting Cuba and sending aid.

[-] DoctimusLime@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 12 hours ago

100%, eat the rich asap fam 💪 the capitalists are completely out of control, justice died decades ago. The only option is organised militant resistance. Then seize their assets and jail them. Luigi knew (allegedly)

[-] pyromaiden@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 13 hours ago
[-] ahriboy@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 7 hours ago

SMERT' AMERIKI

[-] dazaroo@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 14 hours ago

Might they have to go back to banning domestic electronics because of this shite?

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