Two ships with humanitarian aid from Mexico arrived in Cuba Thursday, AFP observed, as the island nation struggles under what amounts to a US blockade of oil deliveries.
US President Donald Trump has vowed to starve Cuba of oil after the US military ousting of Nicolas Maduro, the leader of Venezuela, which had been the communist nation’s main supplier of the commodity.
Mexico’s president has protested against the humanitarian impact of Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on any country sending crude to Cuba, and promised to provide aid.
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.
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