US EditionMexico's Sheinbaum warns Trump choking Cuba's oil supply could trigger 'humanitarian crisis' in Havana
- On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis affecting hospitals, food and basic services.
- With Venezuela's deliveries sliding in recent weeks, the US issued an executive order aiming to pressure Cuba by targeting countries like Mexico that ship it oil.
- Her top diplomat will contact his US counterpart to clarify the decree and seek alternatives to help Cubans while weighing risks to Mexico's export-driven economy.
- Earlier Friday, Cuba declared an emergency as its foreign minister called the move 'blackmail and coercion' and President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced it as an extraordinary threat.
- Bloomberg Economics noted tariffs remain unlikely given trade ties, but analysts say Mexico may halt exports to Cuba due to risks of continued shipments.
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Mexico's President Responds to Trump's Threats Against Sending Oil to Cuba
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that US leader Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba could trigger a severe humanitarian crisis. “It would directly affect hospitals, food, and other basic services for the Cuban people, a situation that must be avoided out of respect for international law and through dialogue between the parties,” the president stated as she read an official response during her re…
The Cubans are increasingly aware of the effects of a growing crisis: prolonged current winds, rising food prices, fuel and transport prices, as well as the issue of an increasingly strict economic blockade imposed by the United States of America, following Washington's warning that it will punish the countries providing Cuba's oil, reports Reuters.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxAfter warning that crisis could be unleashed in Cuba, CSP said seeking to support the island, but first knowing tariff ranges.
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