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Trump Says US, Cuba Are Talking in Midst of Oil Blockade
President Trump confirmed talks with Cuba amid a U.S. oil embargo causing fuel shortages and a UN warning of a humanitarian crisis, with Marco Rubio involved in negotiations.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Cuba are talking and `I have Marco Rubio talking to Cuba right now` aboard Air Force One.
- Longstanding U.S. policy dating to 1958 has maintained a crippling embargo on Cuba, and on Jan. 29 the administration imposed tariffs on oil suppliers, with the United Nations warning of humanitarian collapse.
- President Trump said `Cuba right now is a failed nation, they don't even have jet fuel for airplanes to take off, they're clogging up their runway`, calling it `a humanitarian threat` and refusing to rule out military action.
- As Cuba enters its fourth week under sanctions, hospitals have shuttered and civilians face food shortages amid `no oil, there's no money, there's no anything`, intensifying humanitarian strain.
- On the regional security front, reporters asked Trump about invading Cuba like Venezuela, and he said `If I was, it wouldn't be a very tough operation` but added `But I don't think that'll be necessary`.
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The American oil embargo hit Cuba on the Achilles heel and plunges the country into a dramatic supply crisis. For weeks there has been hardly any fuel, and power outages are part of everyday life. Cuba is facing collapse. What is Trump's calculation, and why are the former allies silent?
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