Deprived of its Venezuelan supplier, Cuba was forced to impose drastic measures to ration oil while Donald Trump toughened sanctions to economically suffocate the communist regime.

Published on: 02/13/2026 - 1:45 p.m.

Since the United States' control of Venezuela's oil, Cuba has found itself deprived of its main source of hydrocarbon supply. To economically asphyxiate the country and cause a collapse of the communist regime, Donald Trump threatens to impose customs duties on any country that supplies the island with oil.

To resist, Havana introduced drastic measures: fuel rationing, shorter school days, widespread teleworking and even a four-day week in state companies.

Result of this standoff: the Cuban economy is slowing down, the peso is collapsing and the country, already affected by a massive exodus of its inhabitants, risks a profound social and health crisis.

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