Sanctions and survival: Cuba under mounting pressure
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For more than six decades, the US has imposed sanctions on Cuba. In January, President Donald Trump escalated tensions by threatening tariffs on countries supplying Cuba with fuel, cutting off critical shipments from Venezuela and Mexico. Carlos Alzugaray, former Cuban ambassador to Brussels and professor of international relations at the University of Havana, spoke about Cuba's worsening energy and food shortages, while stressing that the country is continuing to survive despite mounting pressure and economic hardship. #Heat #Cuba #Havana #RaulCastro 00:00 - US oil blockade and Cuba's power crisis 00:29 - Carlos Alzugaray on daily hardships and survival 01:58 - China's solar energy and humanitarian aid 03:52 - Trump's CIA ultimatum to Cuban government 05:17 - The indictment of Raúl Castro explained 07:22 - Cuba's revolutionary spirit and will to resist 📺 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay updated with our latest analysis and interviews:👇 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgr
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