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7. 'Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators'

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:37 AM

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said Friday.

https://apnews.com/article/cuba-fuel-embassy-trump-blockade-dd5a11ac933daf258d3f689e7cbb822d

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