The New York Times: Cuba's regime could fall this year due to new US sanctions that have cut off the island's oil and foreign currency supplies.
The Cuban government could fall as early as this year under US pressure.
The New York Times writes, citing sources and analyzing the measures Trump is introducing against Havana.
With the introduction of new sanctions, Cuba has lost its oil sources from Mexico and Venezuela, and may soon lose access to foreign currency through tourism and medical missions abroad – something the Trump administration is already working on.
“The fuel supply disruption has sharply raised the stakes. The American takeover of Maduro and the threat of tariffs have cut off the Island of Freedom from its only oil suppliers—Venezuela and Mexico. Analysts believe the lack of international supplies will ultimately paralyze the country. A source told the publication that Cuban officials are nervous because they are beginning to realize their revolution is ending,” The New York Times writes.
The publication also cites the opinion of Ada Ferrer, a history professor who has studied Cuba for a long time. According to her, predictions of the regime's imminent collapse have appeared with enviable regularity in the past, but each time they have proven incorrect. But this time, the country has no one to support it from the outside.
“There's no longer a philanthropist willing to rescue Cuba's crumbling economy, as Venezuela did after the collapse of the USSR. This time, things are different,” the expert believes.
