MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday (Feb 9) blasted US threats to impose tariffs on international locations supplying oil to crisis-stricken Cuba, saying the measure would “strangle” an already teetering economic system.
“This sanction being imposed on international locations that promote oil to Cuba may be very unfair … sanctions that hurt the persons are not proper,” Sheinbaum instructed reporters.
Her nation has been mulling find out how to ship oil to Cuba with out being punished by US President Donald Trump, who has promised to slap tariffs on any nation that ships petroleum to Cuba.
Cuba, which is within the grips of an financial disaster, can now not depend on oil provides from Venezuela, whose chief was ousted in a lethal US army operation final month.
After Nicolas Maduro’s toppling, Trump claimed management of Venezuelan oil, vowed to starve Cuba of the commodity, and threatened tariffs on some other nation stepping in to assist US-sanctioned Havana.
Sheinbaum has warned of a humanitarian disaster in Cuba, however can also be eager to keep away from placing her personal nation liable to tariffs from Mexico’s principal buying and selling accomplice.
