President Donald Trump’s oil blockade on Cuba caused concern among demonstrators who took to the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, to support the island nation.
Demonstrators said the blockade could cause Cuba to run out of oil by month’s end.
The Trump administration is also imposing tariffs on any country that sells oil to the island nation.
“The emergency declaration is based on the preposterous lie that Cuba poses an imminent threat to the National Security of the United States,” a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Peace Action wrote in a press release.
Several protesters gathered outside the MBTA’s Park Street station, holding signs of support for Cuba.
In an executive order, President Trump said the “policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat.”
He told reporters on Friday the order is not meant to choke off Cuba’s economy, but added he doesn’t think the island nation can withstand the blockade.
Mexico City, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) President Claudia Sheinbaum stated today that Mexico could open an air bridge, if Cuba requested it, through which other countries could send support to the Caribbean nation.
“If Cuba requests it, those conditions would be met, of course,” the president asserted in response to a question about that possibility during her usual press conference, in a context marked by the tightening of the United States blockade against the island.
The head of the Executive Branch also stated that flights are not closed.
Aircraft “can come to Mexico (to refuel). In fact, Mexican airline flights to Cuba are not closed, because there is jet fuel here and it is very close,” he pointed out.
Yesterday, the ships Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, of the Mexican Navy, arrived in the largest of the Antilles with some 814 tons of basic food and hygiene items, after departing on Sunday from the port of Veracruz bound for the Caribbean country.
“As soon as the ships return, we will send more support of different kinds,” Sheinbaum said yesterday, who has described the energy blockade imposed by Washington as unfair.
US President Donald Trump signed the executive order on January 29 declaring a supposed national emergency and establishing a process to apply tariffs to goods from countries that supply crude oil to Cuba.
On the other hand, the ruling party National Regeneration Movement, as well as groups such as the Militant Solidarity Collective Goes for Cuba and the Association of Cubans Residing in Mexico, called on the population to support the largest of the Antilles with food supplies.
Organizations have warned that depriving Cuba of access to oil would paralyze the country and constitute collective punishment considered by international law as genocide and the greatest violation of human rights.
Diverse voices in Mexico and the rest of the world, from parliamentarians to political movements and formations, have spoken out in support of the Caribbean nation in the face of the United States’ energy blockade, described as cruel and anachronistic.
The Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez , confirmed that the Havana coastline received the two vessels sent by the Secretariat of the Navy (Semar) with humanitarian aid sent by Mexico .
“The Havana coastline welcomes the two ships of the Mexican Navy carrying the material aid donated by #Mexico to #Cuba . Thank you, Mexico! The Cuban people will be in port very soon,” commented Eugenio Martínez Enríquez , Cuban ambassador to Mexico.
The Papaloapan River , which transported 536 tons of essential food supplies.
The Isla Holbox , which brought 277 tons of powdered milk to the island.
PHOTO: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mexico reaffirms its international commitment
Among the essential items that Mexico sent to Cuba were: liquid milk, meat products, cookies, beans, rice, tuna, sardines, vegetable oil, and personal hygiene items.
Rumors and reports have circulated in the international press and on social media that Alejandro Castro, the son of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, has been representing Cuba in negotiations with the United States in Mexico.
But these reports and Trump’s claims appear to be “fake news”: There have been no high-level negotiations between Cuba and the United States, according to a Drop Site News article published on Monday based on interviews with five anonymous Cuban and U.S. officials. Trump is “saying that because that’s what Marco is telling him,” a senior Trump administration official told Drop Site.
The official added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s strategy is to pretend negotiations are dragging on so they can later be dismissed as pointless — with Havana taking the blame. Once diplomacy is portrayed as exhausted, regime change would appear as the only remaining option.
If Trump were to reach an agreement with Cuba, Rubio would face a choice: abandon the cause that has defined him and his hardline Cuban-American supporters or step down as secretary of state.
Drop Site’s reporting has been corroborated by TheNew York Times. Anarticle published on Sunday reports that there have been no substantive negotiations between Cuba and the Trump administration. An anonymous senior State Department official told The Times that there have been no talks about changes to the island’s political or economic system. Communication between the two governments, the source said, is mostly about technical issues, such as repatriation flights.
Last week, Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said the two countries have had “some exchanges of messages” that were “linked” to the highest levels of government in Cuba, but have not established a “bilateral dialogue.”
In televised remarks last Thursday, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Cuba remains open to dialogue with the United States, but the country’s sovereignty isn’t on the table.
“Viva’s planes are fueled for the round trip, so we reiterate that operations continue as normal,” the company said in a statement.
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Despite the lack of aviation fuel at Cuban airports, Mexican airlines operating flights to the island are maintaining their schedules as normal , confirmed Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, Cuba’s ambassador to Mexico, on Monday.
” Flights to Cuba from Mexico are not suspended. We have confirmed that all airlines with connections to Cuba are maintaining their schedules ,” the diplomat stated in a message posted on social media.
This situation arises after the Cuban government informed international airlines on Sunday , via a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen), that the country would run out of aviation fuel starting February 10 due to the United States’ “oil blockade.” The notice affects all nine of Cuba’s international airports and is initially valid for one month, until March 11.
@ Hemos confirmado que todas las líneas aéreas que tienen conexión con #Cuba mantienen sus frecuencias.
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Flights to Cuba are not suspended from Mexico. We have confirmed that all airlines that have a connection with #Cuba maintain their frequencies.
Given this situation, airlines have adopted contingency measures . Viva Aerobus announced that its planes will depart from Mexico with enough fuel to complete round trips . ” Viva’s planes are fueled for the round trip, so we reiterate that operations continue as normal ,” the company stated in a press release.
Their strategy contrasts with that of other international companies, where Air Canada announced the immediate suspension of its services to the island, while the Spanish airlines Air Europa and Iberia will implement technical stops in the Dominican Republic to refuel on their flights from Havana to Madrid .
The fuel crisis is a direct consequence of the tightening of the US embargo , which first halted oil shipments from Venezuela on January 3 and then threatened to impose tariffs on any country that supplies crude to Cuba, a measure announced on January 29. Mexico, which was one of the island’s main crude oil suppliers, opted to suspend those shipments and will instead send 814 tons of humanitarian aid .
Two Mexican military ships carrying food and hygiene products are scheduled to dock in Cuba mid-week. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has prioritized her country’s support in this area while she continues talks with Washington to resume oil shipments to the island.
Washington, Feb 10 (Prensa Latina) Important figures in the United States signed an open letter demanding that President Donald Trump cease his aggression against Cuba, warning that trying to subdue a people today through starvation is a form of terrorism.
Actors Mark Ruffalo, Kal Penn and Susan Sarandon, writer Alice Walker and 22 members of the New York City Council are among the group of artists, elected officials, public figures and organizations that signed the petition.
“Massive famine and human suffering in Cuba are the target of Trump’s latest ’emergency’ Executive Order, which prevents Cuba, an island nation, from importing oil or any energy source necessary for its survival,” the letter, titled “A Call to Conscience,” stated.
According to the text, published on The People’s Forum’s X account, “this is a cynical and crude ploy to distract public opinion from internal problems that are causing massive public dissent and, as we have seen with Venezuela, a precursor to an illegal military attack.”
The statement said: “We, along with millions of people in the United States and around the world, reject this inhumane act against the Cuban people.”
“This is not a national security policy; it is a deliberate act of economic warfare intended to strangle an entire population,” he stressed.
He recalled the Call that at the time President Barack Obama (2009-2017) initiated an important effort to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba.
“Both countries reopened their embassies after 50 years of closure. In the United States, Cuba, and throughout the Western Hemisphere, people welcomed this as a finale to the anachronistic Cold War policies that had dominated the relationship,” he added.
But Trump, he said, has reversed the course set by the Obama administration. His Executive Order of January 29 designates Cuba as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the United States.
This is obviously false, but it provides a pretext for imposing severe economic sanctions on any country that attempts to supply oil or trade with Cuba, the Appeal to Conscience stressed.
The message warned that “the consequences of the new Executive Order will be measured in human suffering: families will be left without electricity, refrigeration or cooking; hospitals will face impossible decisions, with the risk of closing wards and suspending critical treatments.”
Furthermore, “the distribution of food and medicine will be paralyzed, while the most vulnerable —children, the elderly and the sick— will suffer the consequences of this cruelty.”
This policy is unacceptable. Cuba poses no threat to the United States. Subjugating a population through starvation is not diplomacy; it is a form of terrorism, he stated.
We call upon all people of conscience to reject this cruelty and demand an immediate end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by successive US governments against the island, the publication added.
He argued that, for more than 30 years, the UN General Assembly has voted annually, by an overwhelming majority, to condemn the unilateral blockade against Cuba.
Therefore, the Appeal urged Trump to conduct “his foreign policy respecting the wishes of the American people and in accordance with international law.” We, the American people, want normal relations with Cuba, to treat it with equality and respect, and, most importantly, to see Cuba and the Cuban people as our neighbors and not as our enemies, the Appeal emphasized, concluding with “Let Cuba live! Cuba is not a threat!”
Mexico City, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government announced today that it sent more than 814 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba, in a context marked by the intensification of the economic blockade imposed by the United States on the Caribbean nation.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified that, in compliance with the instruction of President Claudia Sheinbaum, the logistics support ships Papaloapan and Isla Holbox, of the Mexican Navy, set sail this Sunday from the port of Veracruz.
The supplies from the Central Naval Region were concentrated at the dock of the National Port System Administration of Veracruz, from where the shipment was made.
According to reports, the Papaloapan transports essential food items, including liquid milk, meat products, cookies, beans, rice, tuna in water, sardines and vegetable oil, as well as personal hygiene items, with a cargo of around 536 tons of these goods.
Meanwhile, on Isla Holbox, just over 277 tons of powdered milk were loaded for the same purpose.
The first vessel departed at 8:00 a.m. local time, and the second at noon, the Foreign Ministry detailed, adding that they are expected to arrive at their destination in four days and noting that there are still more than 1,500 tons of powdered milk and beans pending shipment.
The statement emphasized that, with these actions, the Government reaffirms the humanist principles and solidarity that guide it, and its commitment to international cooperation between peoples, especially with those who, in situations of emergency and vulnerability, require humanitarian aid.
“Cuba and Mexico are sister nations, heirs to a long history of solidarity that we honor today,” she stressed.
In noting that the people of Mexico keep alive their tradition of solidarity with those of Latin America and in particular with those of Cuba, the Foreign Ministry also recalled the aid sent in recent months to other countries that have requested it.
In that regard, he mentioned the support provided in response to the fires in California, USA, and in Chile, the floods in Texas, and the tragedies caused by natural disasters in various nations of the continent.
Sheinbaum stated last Friday that Mexico would send humanitarian aid to Cuba no later than tomorrow, while diplomatic efforts continued to supply oil, following Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on countries that send crude oil to the largest of the Antilles.
Various voices in Mexico, from parliamentarians to social organizations and political parties such as the ruling Morena and the Labor Party, have spoken out in support of the Caribbean nation in the face of the United States’ energy siege, described as unfair, cruel and anachronistic.
Mexico reaffirms its commitment to Cuba by coordinating the shipment of essential goods in the face of escalating US coercive measures. Photo: EFE.
Ambassador Eugenio Martínez confirmed that Mexican authorities are working with the Cuban diplomatic mission to finalize the shipment of material support, announced by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
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The Mexican government and the Cuban diplomatic mission are maintaining close coordination to finalize the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Caribbean island following the intensification of US actions against Cubans .
This was reported by the Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez , who highlighted the willingness of the Mexican authorities to support the Cuban people at a historically complex time for Cuba and the world .
In a message posted on social media, Martínez Enríquez emphasized that officials from the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are working together with the Cuban diplomatic mission to ensure that the support arrives effectively.
In this regard, the Cuban diplomat expressed his gratitude for the solidarity shown by Mexico and the sincere willingness of its government to provide assistance at this historic moment for both nations.
“As President Claudia Sheinbaum reported , directors and officials from the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been coordinating with us to ensure the delivery of material aid to Cuba . We deeply appreciate the solidarity with our people and the sincere willingness to help Cuba in this difficult time,” the ambassador wrote in his message shared on social media.
The statement came after the Mexican president confirmed on Friday that her administration will send humanitarian aid to Cuba in the coming days, despite threats from the White House occupant, Donald J. Trump.
Sheinbaum specified that the shipment could be made during this same weekend or, at the latest, on Monday, in response to the urgent needs facing the Cuban people.
The Mexican government stated that this act is part of a tradition of cooperation and solidarity between both nations, honoring the historical ties agreed upon by the two countries.
For Cuba , Mexico ‘s support represents significant assistance during times of tension, while for Mexico it constitutes a reaffirmation of its foreign policy based on solidarity and mutual respect.
Cuban representative Ernesto Soberón Guzmán defends at the UN the Caribbean nation’s right to receive international cooperation without political blackmail. Photo: Cuban Diplomatic Missions Abroad.
The UNDP Executive Board reaffirms its support for the sovereign development of the island, rejecting Washington’s unilateral vote against the Cuban people.
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The Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) approved the Country Programme for Cuba 2026-2030 this past Thursday, February 5, with the support of the vast majority of its members , a fact that was highlighted this Saturday by the Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
The resolution represents a diplomatic victory over the sole dissenting vote of the United States, whose delegation attempted to obstruct international cooperation. This new legal framework will guide development and social protection projects on the island for the next five years.
The Cuban ambassador to the UN, Ernesto Soberón , denounced Washington’s recent measures as specifically aimed at sabotaging Cuba’s fuel supply. The diplomat emphasized that, despite six decades of blockade, Cuba maintains a social model based on free and universal access. The UNDP reaffirmed its role as a strategic partner in preserving these achievements in the face of external aggression.
The new cooperation strategy prioritizes a just energy transition and digital transformation with a focus on equity for the population. It also focuses on disaster risk management and the modernization of public administration at the local level. This shift in approach seeks to strengthen Cuba’s economic resilience in the face of current financial pressures.
The strategic plan addresses key issues such as food security, the circular economy, and direct support for vulnerable groups. It aims to move from traditional models toward more sustainable and efficient production systems in strategic sectors. This evolution responds to the current challenges posed by the climate crisis and the intensification of unilateral sanctions against Havana.
Cuba reiterated its call to the White House to end a policy it described as illegal and inhumane. The overwhelming approval of the document at the United Nations demonstrates that the international community rejects the use of the economy as a political weapon. The member countries of the Board affirmed that sustainable development is an inalienable right that should not be subject to hegemonic powers.
This institutional support guarantees that the United Nations system will maintain its active presence in Cuba. Global solidarity prevailed over Washington’s isolationism, ensuring resources for health, education, and citizen well-being. With this agreement, Cuba reaffirms its path toward sovereignty, accompanied by partners who respect its self-determination.
Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) More than 120 youth organizations and movements from 61 countries launched the international movement “All Voices for Cuba,” a permanent campaign of solidarity and denunciation against the United States blockade, it was revealed today.
The launch took place during an International Youth Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, headed by the First Secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), Meyvis Estévez.
The initiative seeks to coordinate and spread actions globally to “break the media blockade” that attempts to silence the effects of economic strangulation on Cuban families, reported the newspaper Juventud Rebelde.
The movement brings together a wide spectrum of youth forces from all continents: 55 organizations from 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean; 12 from eight African nations; seven from the Middle East; 11 from Asia and Oceania; 35 from Europe and Canada; and even three organizations based in the United States itself.
Among the participating entities are the World Federation of Democratic Youth and the International Youth Organization for Ibero-America.
The participants analyzed and unanimously condemned the recent executive order by the Donald Trump administration, dated January 29, 2026, which declares Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat” and imposes a total blockade on fuel supplies.
It was emphasized that in a country that allocates more than 70 percent of its Gross Domestic Product to free social services, the lack of fuel directly threatens the life and well-being of the population, demonstrating the illegal and immoral nature of the measure.
The young people also condemned the US aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
The “All Voices for Cuba” action plan includes the viral spread of content that shows the reality of the island, the systematic denunciation of each new aggressive measure, and public mobilization. ro/mks
