The US\u00a0embassy in\u00a0Cuba\u00a0warned Americans in the country on Tuesday that there was a spike in government-sponsored protests against Washington and that some US\u00a0citizens were denied entry upon arrival.<\/p>\n
It also said American citizens in Cuba should prepare for “significant disruption” from power\u00a0outages and fuel shortages.<\/p>\n
Why it’s important<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, Washington has moved to block all oil from reaching Cuba, including that from ally\u00a0Venezuela, pushing up prices for food and transportation and prompting severe fuel shortages and hours of blackouts.<\/p>\n
Key quotes<\/p>\n
“Take precautions by conserving fuel, water, food and mobile phone charge, and be prepared for significant disruption,” the US\u00a0embassy noted on its website, saying Cuba’s national electrical grid is increasingly unstable and prolonged power outages are a daily occurrence.<\/p>\n
Read:\u00a0Trump says India will buy Venezuelan oil instead of Iran<\/p>\n
“US\u00a0citizens in Cuba or planning to travel to Cuba are advised that there have been incidents of US\u00a0citizens being denied entry upon arrival as well as a spike in regime-sponsored protest activity directed at the United States, including anti-US\u00a0rhetoric”.<\/p>\n
Context<\/p>\n
Emboldened by the US\u00a0military’s seizure of ousted Venezuelan leader\u00a0Nicolas Maduro\u00a0in a deadly raid last month that President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0ordered, the Republican leader has talked of acting against Cuba and pressuring its leadership.<\/p>\n
The UN\u00a0human rights office has said the US\u00a0raid in which Maduro was seized was a violation of international law and human rights experts cast Trump’s focus on exploiting Venezuelan oil as echoing an\u00a0imperialist approach.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Trump says Iran wants deal, US ‘armada’ larger than in Venezuela raid<\/p>\n
Trump has said, “Cuba\u00a0will be failing\u00a0pretty soon,” adding that Venezuela, once the island’s top supplier, has not recently sent oil or money to Cuba. Trump has also\u00a0threatened tariffs\u00a0on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba.<\/p>\n
Cuba’s deputy foreign minister told Reuters\u00a0on Monday\u00a0that Cuba and the US\u00a0are in communication, although he noted the exchanges have not evolved into a formal “dialogue”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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