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Agence France-Presse

Spain said on Monday it will use UN channels to send humanitarian aid to Cuba, which is suffering an acute economic crisis worsened by a de facto US fuel blockade.
“Spain will provide humanitarian aid … to Cuba through the United Nations system in the form of food and essential health products,” the foreign ministry said in a statement following a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries in Madrid.
The announcement follows the dispatch by Mexico of 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Cuba, which arrived on two Mexican navy ships late last week.
Cuba’s economic straits have worsened with moves by US President Donald Trump to economically strangle the Caribbean country.
Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel deliveries to Cuba, following the US military operation last month to attack Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, and grab leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela had been Cuba’s main supplier of oil.
The United Nations said on Friday it was deeply alarmed by the crisis unfolding in Cuba.
Cuba’s government – which had already been grappling with frequent power cuts and a lack of food and medicine – has ordered a series of emergency measures from Monday, including restrictions on fuel sales and reduced public transport.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez discussed “the current situation in Cuba”, a foreign ministry statement said on Monday, without giving any details.
Rodriguez, on X, said that in the meeting the two stressed the desire “to bolster political, economic-trade and cooperation dialogue to the benefit of both countries”.
He criticised “the violations of peace, security and international law and the increasing hostility of the United States against Cuba”.

The Cuban foreign minister’s short stop in Madrid followed visits to China and Vietnam.
In one of the most visible impacts of the US bid to prevent oil from reaching the island, rubbish has begun to pile up on street corners ⁠in Havana, attracting hordes of flies ⁠and reeking of rotten food.
State-run news outlet Cubadebate reported this month that only 44 of 106 of ‌Havana’s rubbish trucks were able to keep operating due to fuel shortages, slowing collection.
Cardboard boxes, used bags, plastic bottles and rags piled up on street corners across the seafront capital, as some residents sorted through the waste looking for scraps they could reuse, while motorists, pedestrians and bikers were forced to circumvent the imposing heaps.
“It’s ⁠all over the city,” said local resident Jose Ramon Cruz. “It’s been more than 10 days ‌since a garbage truck came.”
In other towns on the island – home to around 11 million people – residents took to social media to warn ‌of the risks to public health.
Additional reporting by Reuters


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A mechanic repairs a flat tyre from a cycle rickshaw at his workshop in Havana as the fuel crisis in Cuba forces many workers to abandon petrol cars and turn to electric tricycles and bicycle taxis. Photo: AFP

A man throws rubbish on a street in downtown Havana, Cuba on Sunday with collectors unable to operate due to duel shortages. Photo: Reuters

China’s support comes as Cuba faces a critical fuel shortage after the United States blocked shipments of Venezuelan oil. Photo: Reuters

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that Cuba has China’s full backing during a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, last Thursday in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

A Turkish Airlines plane takes off at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba on Monday. Photo: AP

Cuba’s Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. Photo: AFP

A Turkish Airlines plane at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Monday. Photo: AFP

Tourists ride in an old American car used as a taxi in Havana. Photo: AFP

A Mexican naval ship with aid bound for Cuba. Photo: Reuters

Trump hails US ‘discombobulator’ weapon as he meets Maduro op troops

US President Donald Trump applauds as he looks at first lady Melania Trump during a visit at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Members of the military attend an event in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

US forces board another tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean

US forces aboard the Veronica III on Sunday. Photo:  US Department of Defence via Reuters

US forces preparing to interdict and board the Veronica III. Photo: US Department of Defence via AFP

A US military helicopter during the operation. Photo: US Department of Defence via AFP

Cuba confirms ‘communications’ with US as Trump  moves to block oil

A mechanic fixes a car on the street in Havana, as Cubans hunker into survival mode. Photo: Reuters

A man pushes a tricycle in Havana, Cuba. Photo: AFP

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Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil


Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil.


Spain to send humanitarian aid to Cuba through UN amid US fuel blockade

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil

Trump has vowed to cut off oil and fuel to Cuba following the US military operation last month in Venezuela, Cuba’s main supplier of oil