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Miguel Díaz-Canel aplicará un plan de "desabastecimiento agudo de combustible" en Cuba

El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, aseguró este jueves en una inusual comparecencia televisada que su Gobierno prepara un plan de «desabastecimiento agudo de […]

Miguel Díaz-Canel aplicará un plan de "desabastecimiento agudo de combustible" en Cuba

TL;DR

  • Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced a plan for an "acute fuel shortage" in response to US pressure.
  • He acknowledged that the country faces difficult times due to "energetic and financial persecution" from the US.
  • The US has cut off Venezuelan oil to Cuba and threatened tariffs on countries supplying fuel to the island.
  • Cuba relies on imports for two-thirds of its energy needs.
  • Venezuela supplied approximately 30,000 of Cuba's 110,000 daily oil barrel needs in 2025.