The energy crisis in Cuba worsens and in part, due to the pressure exerted by the United States economic blockade on the island. This February 9, the ultimatum expires and all the planes of the companies operating in the country will run out of fuel.
The Cuban authorities had already informed the airlines about the measure, and It is expected that this suspension of fuel supplies will last a month.
“Cuban civil aviation has notified all companies that There would no longer be a supply of JetFuel, aviation fuel, starting Tuesday, February 10 at 00:00″ local time, an executive from a European airline told AFP on condition of anonymity.
For now, the measure will force airlines that operate long flights route to make a “technical stopover” on the way back to ensure its supply of kerosene, said the Cuban executive.
Regional flights should be able to continue their connections normally, the source said.
The Air France company in Havana told AFP that It maintains its route with a technical stopover planned in another Caribbean country.
Cuba faces a very serious energy crisis due to the end of oil supplies from Venezuela after the overthrow of Nicolás Maduro in a United States military operation on January 3.
After cutting off shipments from Venezuela, President Donald Trump signed a decree last week indicating that the United States could impose tariffs on countries that sell oil to Havana.
Trump assured that Mexico will stop supplying oil to Cuba as it has done since 2023.
To justify his policy, Washington invokes an “exceptional threat” which, he claims, represents Cuba.
The reactions of the allies of the Cuban regime
Russia accused the United States on Monday of suffocating the communist island. “The situation in Cuba is really critical,” he declared. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.
“The suffocating measures imposed by the United States They are causing a lot of difficulties for the country. “We are studying possible solutions with our Cuban friends, at least to provide what assistance we can,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez, He denounced a “cruel aggression” that seeks to “break the political will of Cubans.”
“The scenario is hard and will require great sacrifice. Our willingness to dialogue is clear and known. “It has been reiterated directly and publicly,” he added.
While Mexico sent two ships loaded with cargo to Cuba on Sunday with 814 tons of humanitarian aid.
And Claudia’s government Scheinbaum negotiates an eventual delivery of oil to the island without being sanctioned by the United States.
The Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, thanked this shipment in a message on social networks that shows photos of the ships: “Thank you #Mexico. For the solidarity, the affection, the always warm hug to #Cuba,” he wrote.
Cuba’s emergency measures
As emergency measuresHavana announced the four-day work week and teleworking in state administrations and companies, as well as restrictions on the sale of fuel, to address the energy crisis.
There will also be a reduction in bus services and trains between provinces, as well as the closure of certain tourist establishments.
Class days will be shorter and universities will operate in blended mode. These measures should save fuel to favor “food production and electricity production” and enable “the safeguarding of fundamental activities that generate foreign currency,” declared the deputy prime minister, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, on state television.
date: 2026-02-09 22:37:00