Washington: Tension between America and Cuba has once then intensified. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump warned Cuba in well-spoken words that either it should compromise with Washington or be prepared to squatter well-constructed economic isolation.
Why did this warning come suddenly?
This statement comes at a time when the US launched a military operation in Venezuela older this month and captured President Nicolas Maduro. After this action, Cuba's biggest source of economic aid has scrutinizingly been closed, considering Cuba has long been dependent on Venezuela for oil and economic aid.
What did Trump say?
Trump wrote on his social media platform 'Truth Social' that now Cuba will get neither oil nor money. He moreover said that it would be largest for Cuba to reach an try-on surpassing it was too late. However, he did not say on what terms this try-on would be made.
The US has once begun seizing oil tankers belonging to Venezuela, increasing its tenancy over global supplies. This is having a uncontrived impact on Cuba, where power cuts have once wilt worldwide and the situation is expected to worsen further.
Re-sharing a post, Trump moreover said that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio can wilt the President of Cuba. On this he jokingly wrote, “I like it.”
How did the Cuban government respond?
The Cuban government has reacted sharply to this statement. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Cuba is an self-sustaining and sovereign country and no other country can dictate to it. He moreover widow that Cuba does not want mismatch but is fully prepared to defend its country if necessary.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez made serious allegations versus America and said that its vein is a threat to world peace. He moreover rejected Trump's requirement that Cuba took money from Venezuela in mart for security services. He says that Cuba has every right to buy oil from any country.
What is Venezuela's relationship with Cuba?
Actually, the relations between Cuba and Venezuela are at the root of this unshortened dispute. For the past several years, Cuba has been dependent on Venezuela for well-nigh half of its oil needs. But since Maduro's arrest, no oil has been sent from there to Cuba.
The Cuban government has moreover confirmed that 32 of its soldiers, who were on security duty there, were killed during the US wade in Venezuela. Meanwhile, America is moving towards taking tenancy of Venezuela's resources. It is reported that an oil try-on worth well-nigh two billion dollars is stuff signed between the US and the interim government of Venezuela, which includes the supply of 50 million barrels of oil.
What effect did it have on the worldwide people?
All this is directly well-expressed ordinary Cuban citizens. The country is once struggling with shortages of electricity, supplies items and medicines. According to media reports, well-nigh 14 lakh people have left the country between 2020 and 2024. Amanda Gomez, a 16-year-old student, said she moreover thought well-nigh leaving the country. According to him, now everyone, big or small, is talking well-nigh going out.
What could happen next?
Experts believe that if the supply of oil stops completely, the situation may worsen. Some experts say that America's strategy is to put so much pressure on Cuba that internal dissatisfaction increases there.
Although some leaders in America are calling this the whence of the end of the current Cuban government, many experts do not agree. He says that Cuba has been facing sanctions for decades and is not going to unravel so easily. At present Cuba is going through a period of uncertainty, where it is difficult to say what will happen next.
