The president of United States, Donald Trump, assured that Mexico will stop supplying oil to Cubain a context of increasing pressure from Washington towards the Caribbean island and warnings about the possible imposition of duty to countries that continue selling crude oil at Havana.
During a meeting with journalists in the White Housethe magnate stated that the Mexican government agreed to suspend shipments.
“Mexico is going to stop sending them oil,” he declared, describing Cuba as a “bankrupt nation.” The US president had already announced days before the signing of a decree to apply trade sanctions to those who supply energy to the island, under the argument that it represents an “exceptional threat.”
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Mexico announced suspension of oil shipments to Cuba
The Mexican Government confirmed the suspension of a recent shipment of Pemex bound for Cuba, although the president Claudia Sheinbaum He specified that this is a strategic decision by the state company and not a political agreement with Washington. The president denied having broached the issue of oil in her most recent phone call with Trump and ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs request official information about the scope of American announcements.
In turn, the Mexican president reported that her administration is coordinating with the Cuban embassy to define priority needs, including food and basic supplies, which will be transferred by the Secretary of the Navy. The energy issue, he stressed, will be resolved “through diplomatic means.”
Trump’s statements come after the capture of the former Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro in a United States military operation, a fact that weakened the oil support of Caracas to Havana. Since then, Washington has intensified its pressure on the Cuban government and has reiterated its intention to negotiate an eventual agreement.
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The Cuban Foreign Ministry expressed its willingness to maintain a respectful dialogue with the United States, based on international law, and rejected considering itself a threat. Meanwhile, Havana accuses the White House of trying to “suffocate” its population, which faces frequent blackouts and fuel shortages.
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