Venezuela is Cuba’s largest supplier of oil, but since US military forces captured and took away Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump has successfully put pressure on Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who now sends Venezuelan oil to the United States.
“NO MORE OIL OR MONEY FOR CUBA – ZERO! I sincerely suggest they reach a deal BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE”. For many years, Cuba has lived off large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday.
US intelligence agencies have painted a grim picture of Cuba’s economic and political situation, but their assessments do not entirely support Trump’s prediction that the island is “poised to collapse”, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing three sources familiar with the confidential assessments.
The CIA believes that key sectors of the Cuban economy, such as agriculture and tourism, are seriously burdened by frequent power outages, trade sanctions and other problems.
The potential loss of oil imports and other support from Venezuela, a key Cuban ally for decades, could complicate governance for the administration that has ruled Cuba since Fidel Castro led the 1959 revolution.
For Cuba, the loss of Venezuelan oil is devastating. Between January and November of last year, Venezuela sent an average of 27,000 barrels a day to the island, covering approximately 50 percent of Cuban needs, according to data from Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA and other documents.
(Vijesti.ba)
