Fuel for Fire: US Pressure Exacerbates Cuba's Crisis As the United States ramps up pressure on Cuba, the island nation is grappling with a severe crisis of fuel shortages and blackouts.
The timing of this diplomatic squeeze could not be more deliberate – coinciding with the indictment of former President Raúl Castro for the 1966 downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes.
The charges against Castro are one aspect of the US's broader effort to strangle Cuba economically and diplomatically.