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With Little Help on Horizon, Cuban Regime Increasingly Isolated

Havana is near collapse, with no relief offered by longtime ally Russia or biggest trading partner China. But the island nation has survived such crises before.
With Little Help on Horizon, Cuban Regime Increasingly Isolated
Residents prepare a soup over an open fire during a blackout following the failure of a major power plant in Havana, Cuba, on Oct. 19, 2024. Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo
John Haughey
John Haughey
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Cuba is on the verge of economic collapse, and there’s no immediate relief on tap from longtime patron Russia or Cuba’s biggest trading partner, China.

Its tenuous ties to nearby Mexico are likely to be severed soon, leaving the island nation seemingly out of options for replacing the discounted oil it imported from Venezuela to fuel its economy and provide the communist regime with hard currency.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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