Without oil, without flights, and with a peso at its lowest: Cuba collapses under US pressure
The pressure of the United States is felt with increasing harshness in Cuba, with new announcements of flight cancellations
TL;DR
- Russian airlines Rossiya and Nordwind have temporarily suspended flights to Cuba due to supply difficulties.
- Four Canadian airlines previously cancelled operations after Cuban authorities could not supply kerosene.
- Tourism, a pillar of the Cuban economy, is severely impacted, with significant drops in visitors from Canada and Russia.
- The Cuban peso reached a historic low of 500 pesos per US dollar, falling 15% year-to-date.
- Cuba experienced its most extensive blackout on record, with over 64% of the country losing power.
- The government is implementing contingency plans, including rationing fuel, limiting transport, and restricting university operations.
- Germany and Switzerland have updated travel advisories, discouraging non-essential travel to Cuba due to fuel deficits.