President Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. But six months later, the island is finding ways to endure.
By Jack Nicas ( https://www.nytimes.com/by/jack-nicas ) Videos by Alex Pena ( https://www.nytimes.com/by/alex-pena ) Photographs by Lisette Poole González Jack Nicas and Alex Pena spent a week in Cuba on the first journalism visas granted to New York Times staff in nearly eight years. July 27, 2026 Updated 2:13 p.m. ET For months, President Trump has been predicting that Cuba is about to collapse. “It’s just going to fall,” he told reporters ( https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/president-trump-gaggles-with-press-on-air-force-one-jan-4-2026/ ) on Jan. 4, a day after taking control of Venezuela’s oil, which had been Cuba’s lifeline. He then imposed an oil blockade ( https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/world/americas/cuba-oil-blockade-trump.html ) that has pushed the island into its worst ever energy crisis, with mass blackouts now lasting nearly all day. And yet, more than six months later, the Cuban government and people are still standing. This month, we visited the country to understand how. After a week on the ground, we found that while Cubans are clearly suffering, they are also doing what perhaps they do best: adapting. lengthy article, w/ video and photos, at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/world/americas/trump-oil-gas-cuba-havana.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42675): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42675 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120476783/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
