Washington, USA – US President Donald Trump stated that the socialist regime in Cuba is on the verge of collapse, indicating that increasing economic pressures have begun to bear fruit.
During a visit to Iowa, Trump asserted, “Cuba is a country very close to collapse,”
in a clear reference to the deteriorating living and economic conditions on the Caribbean island.
Drying up Venezuelan oil fields
Trump explained that Cuba, which used to rely primarily on money and oil from Venezuela,
no longer receives that support as before.
This decline is a result of strict US measures, where:
Control of tankers: The United States has taken control of several oil tankers in recent weeks.
Total ban: Trump vowed to impose a “total and total ban” on all sanctioned oil tankers moving to and from Venezuela.
Unprecedented economic crisis
Havana is currently experiencing severe tensions with Washington that have persisted for decades,
but the current crisis is considered the longest and most severe:
Historically the worst: Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis since Fidel Castro’s revolution in 1959.
Fuel shortage: The country is suffering from partial paralysis and a severe shortage of energy and fuel supplies.
Failure of alternatives: Despite Cuba’s attempts to compensate for the shortfall through supplies
from Russia and Mexico, experts believe that the Cuban economy
It could collapse completely if Washington succeeds in cutting off Venezuela’s oil lifeline entirely.
“Current US policy aims to increase direct pressure on the Cuban regime by targeting its basic resources,
thus jeopardizing the future of the socialist system there.”
