Cuba Denounces U.S.-Imposed Oil Siege at CELAC

Cuba today denounced before the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) the oil siege imposed by the United States, which affects the population, economic and social activities, and all endeavors of the Caribbean nation.

At the VIII CELAC Energy Ministers Meeting, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cuba's Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines, Argelio Abad, denounced the energy blockade against his country under an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Abad explained the scope of the oil siege, due to which for over three months not a single ship with fuel contracted on the international market has arrived in his country's ports.

"This is a total paralysis of imported supply," he noted, calling the situation "unprecedented and devastating."

"Despite having recovered and made available over 1,100 MW of distributed generation, we are unable to put it into operation due to the absolute lack of fuel," he wrote on his X account.

"This is not a technical problem; it is the blockade in its maximum expression," he concluded.