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Trump Pressures Mexico to Cease Oil Shipments to Cuba Amid Rising Tensions
Mexico, Cuba's largest oil supplier, is reconsidering shipments amid fears of US sanctions, intensifying Cuba's ongoing energy shortages caused by economic crisis and sanctions.
- On Monday, US President Donald Trump said Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba during remarks in the White House Oval Office.
- US sanctions and a deep economic crisis have left the Communist government dependent on allies for fuel, preventing Cuba from buying enough refined products.
- Reuters reported that the Mexican government is reviewing whether to keep sending oil to Cuba due to worries about United States reprisals, while Mexican authorities did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Mexico is the single-largest supplier of oil to Cuba, while President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration said on Sunday it would seek to ship oil for humanitarian reasons `without seeking confrontation` and aid would be `other` products for the coming week.
- The president's brief remark used the phrase `Mexico is gonna cease sending them oil` but did not explain his basis, leaving uncertainty about next steps.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on February 2, 2026 that Mexico suspended oil shipments to Cuba following a direct petition from him. (Cuba) It is a failed nation now and they are not receiving money from Venezuela or from anywhere else. It is a failed nation. Mexico is going to stop sending oil to themDonald Trump, President of the U.S. However, President Claudia Sheinbaum clarified that the issue was not addressed in her conversation and that…
The US President said on Monday that his Mexican neighbour was going to stop supplying oil to Cuba, shortly after the United States threatened with customs sanctions the countries delivering crude oil to the communist island.
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