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US Seizures of Venezuela-Linked Tankers Deepen Cuba’s Fuel Crisis
U.S. tanker seizures targeting Venezuela-linked shipments worsen Cuba’s fuel crisis, risking blackouts and mass migration; Cuba’s population dropped by 1.4 million from 2020 to 2024, experts say.
- On Friday, U.S. forces seized their fifth Venezuela-linked oil tanker, raising concerns in Havana about the survival of the island's government and economy.
- Cuba relied on shipments that included 35,000 barrels a day from Venezuela, plus 5,500 barrels a day from Mexico and roughly 7,500 barrels a day from Russia, while the Trump administration's stepped-up sanctions and the Jan. 3 raid capturing former President Nicolás Maduro constricted Venezuela's exports.
- From 2020 to 2024, Cuba's population dropped by 1.4 million, while GDP fell 15% over six years and blackouts persisted long before Jan. 3.
- An indefinite electrical shutdown becomes imaginable if Venezuelan supplies stop, Cuban military forces are on high alert as shortages deepen, and analysts warn mass migration is Cuba's main remaining option.
- Civilians lack arms and the military appears unlikely to fracture, as scholars Andy S. Gómez and Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos say regime collapse is unlikely while Raúl Castro runs the military.
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The situation of the ships in the bay of Matanzas shows the serious energy crisis in Cuba, exacerbated by Venezuela's lack of supply.
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