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  "textContent": "submitted by thelastaxolotl to news\n55 points | 3 comments\nhttps://thecradle.co/articles-id/35856\n\ncross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/26166\n\n> Washington has cut off oil and fuel ships to Cuba, claiming the small Caribbean nation poses a ‘national security threat’ to the US\n>\n> The US is “strangling” Cuba, Russia warned on 9 February, stressing that the Kremlin is looking for ways to assist the island nation to withstand Washington’s intensified blockade.\n\n> “The situation in Cuba is indeed critical … We are aware of this, and we maintain close contact with our Cuban friends through diplomatic and other channels,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.\n\n> He added that “the stranglehold imposed by the United States is already causing a lot of difficulties for Cuba,” noting that Moscow and Havana are discussing “possible ways to resolve these problems or at least provide all possible assistance.”\n\n> After abducting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and taking control of that country’s oil production, US President Donald Trump and his advisors have turned to fomenting regime change in Cuba.\n\n> “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” Trump wrote on his social media platform on 11 January, adding, “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”\n\n> ## On 30 January, the US imposed sanctions and potential tariffs on countries providing fuel to Cuba, labeling the island a “national security threat” to the US.\n>\n> **Fromthecradle.co via This RSS Feed.**",
  "title": "Russia vows 'all possible assistance' to Cuba as Washington moves to starve island"
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