Canada said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba’s oil supplies. Washington has escalated a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island and long-time US foe in recent weeks. US President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to block all oil from reaching Cuba, including that from ally Venezuela, pushing up prices for food and transportation and prompting severe fuel shortages and hours of blackouts. “We are preparing a plan to assist.

Canada said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba’s oil supplies. Washington…

A US-imposed fuel embargo has threatened to spark a humanitarian crisis in Cuba, whose energy grid relies on fossil fuel

US eases oil embargo on Cuba as Caribbean neighbours warn worsening humanitarian crisis could destabilise region.