Cuba electric grid collapses due to US oil blockade, causing national blackout

Cuba has been without oil shipments since early January due to US pressure, leading to a collapse of the national power grid and worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island. The US-imposed oil blockade has left the country of 10 million in darkness, with only two small vessels delivering oil imports this year. President Trump has threatened sanctions on countries providing fuel to Cuba, as his administration seeks regime change in the Communist-led nation.

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