‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’
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July 19, 2026
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When I first visited Cuba, the island was recovering from a severe economic crisis. It was 1996, and the collapse of the Soviet Union had ushered in a prolonged period of deprivation and hardship.
On my latest visit, in early June, I encountered yet another crisis, a slow-motion humanitarian disaster.
The island is coping with severe shortages of fuel and electricity, among other essentials, due in large part to an oil blockade that US President Donald Trump imposed in February.
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