🛩️🇨🇺 Cuba faces fuel crisis as airlines suspend flights amid US sanctions
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Cuba is facing a severe fuel crisis, leading Air Canada to suspend flights to the island as of February 9, 2026. The crisis is exacerbated by US sanctions that have halted oil imports from Venezuela. In response, Mexico has sent humanitarian aid, while the Kremlin has criticized US actions and offered support to Cuba. The Cuban government has implemented emergency measures, including a four-day workweek, to cope with the situation.
Key points
- Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba due to fuel shortages caused by US sanctions.
- Mexico sends humanitarian aid to Cuba while navigating US pressures on oil supplies.
- Cuba implements emergency measures, including a four-day workweek, to cope with the crisis.
- Russia expresses support for Cuba, criticizing US actions as detrimental.
Links
- Deutsche Welle: Air Canada suspende vuelos a Cuba por escasez de combustible
- RFI: Cuba à l'arrêt faute de carburant, le Mexique tente de naviguer entre soutien et pressions américaines
- El País: La crisis en Cuba agita el corazón ideológico del Gobierno de Sheinbaum
- Al Jazeera: Russia warns Cuba fuel situation critical,as Havana slams 'cruel' US tactic
- El País: De crudo a leche en polvo: México da un giro a la ayuda humanitaria enviada a Cuba
- La Libre: Donald Trump augmente la pression sur Cuba, qui tente de s’organiser
- Der Tagesspiegel: Ölblockade der USA: Air Canada stoppt Flüge nach Kuba wegen Kersosin-Mangels
- Franceinfo: TEMOIGNAGES. "La situation est extrêmement difficile" : à Cuba, les habitants "vont résister" aux Etats-Unis malgré le manque de pétrole
- Il Tempo: Cuba, energia a singhiozzo. Mosca: "Aiuteremo i nostri amici"
- Euronews: Airlines unable to refuel in Cuba as US oil blockade deepens crisis
Facts
- Air Canada suspended flights to Cuba on February 9, 2026, due to fuel shortages.
- Mexico sent over 814 tonnes of food to Cuba amid the crisis.
- Cuba has not received oil from Venezuela since December 2025 due to US sanctions.
- The Cuban government has implemented a four-day workweek as part of emergency measures.
Quotes
- We will continue to provide our support and to carry out all necessary diplomatic actions to restore the delivery of oil to Cuba — Claudia Sheinbaum
- The United States' suffocating methods are causing many difficulties for the country — Dmitry Peskov
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