Democratic members of US Congress visit Cuba and compare US energy embargo to ‘silent Gaza’

HAVANA: Four Democratic members of US Congress who traveled to Cuba this weekend described the energy embargo imposed on the island by US President Donald Trump as turning the island into a “silent Gaza.” The US implemented the energy embargo in January after the capture of Venezuela’s then-President Nicolás Maduro and threatened tariffs on other countries that sell fuel to the island. The measures have exacerbated a five-year crisis caused by previous sanctions and failed domestic policies, such as monetary unification. Reps.

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