Cuba struggles as U.S. intensifies oil blockade: former ambassador

Feb 10, 2026 - 21:00
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Cuba struggles as U.S. intensifies oil blockade: former ambassador
A group of people sit inside a small covered vehicle with a blue roof. A woman in a denim jacket and red headwrap looks out from the foreground, while others sit behind her as the vehicle moves through a city street.

After U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to place new sanctions on countries selling oil to Cuba, Mark Entwistle, a former Canadian ambassador to Cuba, says the Trump administration is trying to inflict pain and throttle the country's economy.