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Cuba CRISIS: Historian says Cuban people “suffering tremendously”

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February 15, 2026

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Cuba's humanitarian crisis is deteriorating by the day, about a month into the U.S.-imposed blockade on oil shipments. Ted Henken, professor of Cuban Studies at Baruch College, joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss how the oil blockade is disrupting daily life for Cubans and how the Trump administration is approaching a potential deal with the Cuban government.

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