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Donald Trump’s fuel embargo intensifies Cuba’s energy crisis | Global News Podcast
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12:05Now PlayingLong-lasting power cuts, mounting rubbish and a hit to the tourism industry - Cuba's energy crisis is deepening.
Fuel shortages have been worsened by the US blocking oil shipments from Venezuela, a long-standing ally in the region, to the island.
US President Donald Trump has called Cuba a "failed nation", saying it should make a deal with the US.
There are unconfirmed reports that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, is engaging in talks with the communist Castro leadership - turning to former leader Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez.
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