Cuba braces for potential U.S. attack as outages test resilience
TL;DR
Cuba says it is ready for any potential U.S. military action as it recovers from a nationwide blackout blamed on Washington’s oil blockade, while Havana maintains that political change is off the negotiating table even as Trump threatens to seize the island; outages have pressed the grid through March with only partial power restoration in Havana, and U.S. officials say they are not planning an invasion but will defend interests and respond to threats.
- Emerging from latest blackout, Cuba says ready for any potential US attack Al Jazeera
- Trump’s Eye Is Already on Cuba The Atlantic
- Cuba's deputy foreign minister says its military is preparing for possible 'aggression' from the U.S. NBC News
- Trump Thinks Cuba is Another Venezuela. Here’s Why He’s Wrong. Politico
- Cuba’s broken economy leaves it at Donald Trump’s mercy The Economist
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