US plots Cuba regime change
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Cuba is set to lose access to one of its main suppliers of oil after the Trump administration captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.
U.S. diplomats recently warned the public that the U.S. Embassy in Havana “is unable to address any issues” related to “forced departure” from Cuba.
By Simon Lewis and Dave Sherwood WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 15 - The U.S. State Department's top aid official on Thursday said Cuba's authorities must not interfere with a shipment of humanitarian aid to its people and suggested President Donald Trump could take action if Cuba does not comply.
President Donald Trump warned Cuba there will be no more oil coming its way and told it to strike a deal, inciting a response from its leaders.
As Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba collapse, Mexico has stepped up as the island's main supplier — though its support may be temporary under Washington's pressure.
Only U.S.-bound tankers of crude have left the oil-exporting country since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, a new report says.
Thirty-two Cuban officers, part of President Nicolas Maduro's security detail, were killed in Caracas during the U.S. raid.
From sunrise, throngs of military personnel, government officials and civilians lined the route between Havana's airport and the Armed Forces Ministry to applaud home the remains of 32 Cuban troops killed in Venezuela as they passed by in a funeral cortege.