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Trump administration offers $100m in aid to Cuba in exchange for reform ...
Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid.The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”.The sum was made public in a statement from the US State Department on Wednesday, though the administration of President Donald Trump underscored it had made the offer privately in the past.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US issues new Cuba sanctions as UN experts warn of ‘energy starvation’list 2 of 3‘A year of resistance’: Cuba’s private sector faces Trump’s oil blockadelist 3 of 3‘It’s a failed nation’: Trump pressures Cuba as fuel crisis deepensend of listBut the $100m comes with strings: namely, that Cuba’s government commits to Trump-approved changes.“Today, the Department of State is publicly restating the United States’ generous offer to provide an additional $100 million in direct humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people,” the statement said.“The decision rests with the Cuban regime to accept our offer of assistance or deny critical living-saving aid and ultimately be accountable to the Cuban people for standing in the way of critical assistance.”The statement marks the latest chapter in an ongoing pressure campaign designed to destabilise Cuba’s communist leadership.Since Cold War tensions in the 1960s, the US has placed a comprehensive trade embargo on the Caribbean island, in part as a reaction to the Cuban Revolution.It has become the longest-running trade embargo in modern history, and the US has justified its continuation by pointing to systematic repression under Cuba’s communist government.But critics have denounced the trade embargo as worsening humanitarian conditions on the island.The crisis reached a tipping point in January, after Trump abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a close ally of Cuba.In the following weeks, Trump cut off Venezuelan funds and oil supplies to Cuba. He then threatened economic penalties against any country that supplied Cuba with fuel, implementing a de facto oil blockade on the island.Since then, only one Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba in late March. That month alone, the island suffered two island-wide blackouts.Cuba relies heavily on foreign imports of oil to power its ageing energy grid. Only 40 percent of its oil supply is produced domestically, according to the International Energy Agency.The United Nation...
Cuba rejects $100M U.S. aid as sanctions tighten - MSN
U.S. blames Cuba for blocking aid Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba has refused a $100 million humanitarian aid offer intended to address severe shortages on the island.
Cuba rejected $100M U.S. aid, Rubio says | Miami Herald
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Cuban authorities have not accepted an offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid from the United States to help a population struggling with ...
Rubio claims Cuba refused $100M US humanitarian aid offer
The Trump administration put an oil embargo on Cuba in January following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela that led to the capture of former leader Nicolás Maduro, warning other countries ...
