Mexico confirms oil shipments to Cuba are currently stopped under US pressure — but President Sheinbaum says Mexico is taking "all diplomatic actions" to resume them
"It is very unjust. You cannot strangle a people like this. They don't have fuel for hospitals, for schools." pic.twitter.com/oGZzDjhxOs
— COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) February 9, 2026
Russia warned Monday that the United States is “strangling” Cuba through long-running sanctions, as well as the current de facto oil blockade on the Latin American island-nation in full force.
As a result the Kremlin is exploring ways to get urgent assistance to the Cuban people, as the economic situation and national infrastructure worsens after Havana’s number one energy source, nearby Venezuela, has cut off supplies in the wake of Maduro’s ouster by US military intervention.
“The situation in Cuba is indeed critical… We are aware of this, and we maintain close contact with our Cuban friends through diplomatic and other channels,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a Monday press briefing.
He added that “the stranglehold imposed by the United States is already causing a lot of difficulties for Cuba” and this has resulted in the two allies discussing “possible ways to resolve these problems or at least provide all possible assistance.”