U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Cuba to “make a deal” with Washington or face consequences, saying Venezuelan oil and financial support to the island will end.
Trump’s message came after U.S. forces seized Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a military operation earlier this month, a move that has disrupted Caracas’s oil exports, historically a key lifeline for Cuba’s struggling economy.
Posting on social media, Trump declared that Cuba “lived for many years on oil and money from Venezuela” but added that “there will be no more oil or money going to Cuba, zero” and urged Havana to negotiate before it’s “too late.”
Cuban officials have rejected U.S. pressure, affirming their right to import fuel from willing suppliers and asserting national sovereignty in the face of Washington’s growing economic and diplomatic pressure.
The escalating standoff follows a series of U.S. actions against Venezuelan oil shipments and reflects broader regional tensions after the capture and removal of Maduro from power.
