"The U.S. has squeezed tighter on Cuba than it has at any point since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The already anoxic conditions have now reached a crisis point. Cubans face crippling food and medicine shortages, and their fuel supply is almost totally exhausted. Per an NBC News report on Tuesday night, there are currently 25 functioning ambulances, which shakes out to one ambulance per 440,000 people."
""I do believe I will be having the honor of taking Cuba," Trump said on Monday. "Taking Cuba. I mean, whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it." What this looks like in practice is the total enclosure of the island and its 11 million people."
"Cuba relied on Venezuela for the majority of its energy, and once Trump's State Department seized control and began capturing oil tankers headed for the island, Havana quickly started going dark. Trump has threatened sanctions against any nation, particularly Mexico, that comes to provide assistance."
The United States has dramatically escalated economic pressure on Cuba over the past two months, implementing the most severe sanctions since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Cuba's 11 million people face critical shortages of food, medicine, and fuel, with the country experiencing island-wide blackouts and only 25 functioning ambulances for the entire population. The crisis intensified after the U.S. took control of Venezuelan oil supplies, which previously provided Cuba's primary energy source. Trump administration officials have explicitly stated intentions to control Cuba, with the president claiming he can "do anything" with the island. The U.S. has threatened additional sanctions against any nation, including Mexico, that attempts to provide humanitarian assistance to Cuba.
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