Blockade & blackouts: Trump’s ‘act of war’ on Cuba

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday as it faces an ongoing energy crisis, worsened by an effective US blockade on fuel shipments.

On Monday, Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel criticized the US for blocking fuel imports on X, claiming Washington is trying to induce “a social explosion through asphyxiation.” The US says the economic stranglehold is meant to force the Cuban government to pry open the island’s hermetic political system and allow direct foreign investment.

CNN takes a look at life in Cuba under darkness and the effects the oil blockade is having on Cuba’s tourism economy.

0:00 Cuba struggles to restore power
3:03 Whose fault is the crisis?
4:05 Life in darkness - How everyday Cubans are managing
5:50 What happens to Cuba if this continues?
10:20 Is the blockade ethical?
13:09 What are the effects on Cuba’s tourism and the economy?

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