Sunday, February 15, 2026

No Fuel, No Tourists, No Cash: Cuban Crisis Getting Real

Among the verdant gardens of Havana's diplomatic quarter, Siboney, ambassadors from countries traditionally allied to the United States are expressing increasing frustration with Washington's attempt to unseat Cuba's government, while simultaneously drawing up plans to draw down their missions. Cuba is in crisis. Already reeling from a four-year economic slump, worsened by hyper-inflation and the migration of nearly 20% of the population, the 67-year-old communist government is at its weakest. After Washington's successful military operation against Cuba's ally Venezuela at the beginning of January, the US administration is actively seeking regime change.

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The Guardian spoke to more than five top-level officials from different countries, and heard complaints that the US charge d'affaires, Mike Hammer, has failed to share any sort of detailed plan beyond bringing the island to a standstill by starving it of oil. One said: "There's talk of human rights, and that this is the year Cuba changes--but little talk of what happens afterwards."

Some hope that rumoured high-level discussions in Mexico between the Cuban government--in the form of Gen Alejandro Castro Espn, son of Cuba's 94-year-old former president Ral Castro--and US officials might produce a deal, but as yet there are no signs of progress.

Comments

What is Pres Trump's strategy to help the people of Cuba?

Does he have one that he has announced?




#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 09:16 PM

Trump will topple as many countries as it takes to prove he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-15 09:27 PM

@#2

Maybe the Nobel Committee will award him the prize just to stop him from wreaking destruction upon the world?

But my guess is that Pres Trump wouldn't be satisfied at that.

He would want the super-duper Nobel Peace prize that no one else has ever attained.

The "Trump - Nobel Peace Prize" which has been named after him.


Like the Kennedy Center.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 09:32 PM

Tourism waned since peak of 2018.

I suppose Trump could save Cuba by claiming its a "shithole" country, and perhaps Gaslighter and Snoofy could arrange a boat trip there to see how its going. But would you go again? Thats what Cuba was hoping, but its fallen. I don't know anyone thats been.

Cuba mismanaged its situation sunk money in dying industries, it was in a precarious one where missteps had dire consequences.

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-02-15 09:38 PM

mismanaged its situation sunk money in dying industries

They have coal?

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-02-15 10:08 PM

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