Without oil, without flights, and with a peso at its lowest: Cuba groans under US pressure
Russian airlines Rossiya and Nordwind have temporarily suspended their flights to Cuba "due to supply difficulties" and will not resume these routes "until the situation changes."
TL;DR
- Russian airlines Rossiya and Nordwind suspended flights to Cuba due to supply issues.
- Four Canadian airlines previously canceled flights because Cuba could not supply kerosene.
- The tourism sector, vital to Cuba's economy, is severely impacted.
- The informal market exchange rate for the Cuban peso hit a historic low of 500 per US dollar.
- Cuba experienced its most extensive blackout on record, with over 64% of the country losing power simultaneously.
- Fuel shortages are a major cause of the blackouts, affecting power generation.
- Germany and Switzerland have updated travel advisories, recommending against non-essential travel to Cuba due to fuel shortages.
- The Cuban government has implemented austerity measures, including limiting essential services and rationing fuel.
- The Communist Party maintains a stance of resistance and readiness for dialogue with the US.