A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
41 Comments
Aequitas@feddit.org · 88 pts · 102d
Fuck the USA
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 102d
Except Cuba and Venezuela, who will soon be the USA, and ground zero for resisting the MAGA regime
Nomecks@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 102d
What makes you think he won't proceed to throw the "illegals" out of these new American states?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 24 pts · 102d
Venezuela has a population of Vietnam around the start of the Vietnam War, is 20% larger than Afghanistan, and largely mountain and jungle. America is incapable of invading and occupying them.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 102d
they have a difficult time invading iran, its all mountains and deserts.
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 102d
He'd have to kill them. The blowback would be harder if he tried to get them out. Every south American country would go to war.
jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 100d
Considering the events of the past week, that seems to be the most likely action he'll take.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 102d
hes going to start targeting the same cubans,venezuelans, argentinas that voted him into power the last election.
Jhex@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 102d
nice going America, keep spreading misery in the world
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 102d
This is a deeply concerning stark warning of what's to come for other nations nearby
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org · 20 pts · 102d
If that doesnt spike up use of renewables what is?
If you have solar powered homes and solar powered vehicles who needs oil anyways?
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 20 pts · 102d
You need money to buy that and having no oil is basically a death sentence for a somewhat modern economy like that of Cuba. When the Soviet Union collapsed and that limited oil shipments to Cuba, there was a serious food shortage in the country. This was without the US actively stopping oil tankers from reaching the country.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 102d
Imagine if we were a country that made a genuine effort to be friends with the nations around us?
Dr_Del_Fuego@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 100d
But what if they don't want us to continue to worship pedophiles? Then we'll have to kill all of their families just to live in peace 😮💨
panthera_@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 102d
Strange that Russia isn't helping Cuba.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 102d
Russia is bogged down in their war of conquest; they don’t have the ability to do anything else. See also: Syria and Armenia.
panthera_@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 101d
Then Trump should realize that the war in Ukraine is bogging down Russia.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 101d
Of course he knows. US support for Ukraine is perfectly calibrated to make sure the war remains at a stalemate. The whole idea is to keep Russia bogged down.
panthera_@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 101d
That wouldn't be a good strategy since Russia would win a war of attrition because of its greater manpower.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 101d
Again, the idea isn't necessarily to make Russia lose. It's to make them fight for a long time.
panthera_@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 101d
The problem is the difficulty in determining how long Ukraine can hold out. If Russia conquers Ukraine, it will be much more powerful. Of course, Putin knows this. That's the reason he's fighting.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 100d
I'm not suggesting that this is a good strategy, or that Russia doesn't have their own strategy. I predict that if we see Russia begin to convincingly turn the tide (perhaps it has begun) we'll see renewed aid to Ukraine-- maybe newer fighter planes. In general though, it doesn't seem like Ukraine could really "win" on the terms they would like. Ultimately, as you mentioned, attrition favors Russia. You need soldiers to hold territory.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 102d
Isn't the US still blockading oil in to Cuba?
silence7@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 102d
Yes. And it has a total blockade on oil shipments
panthera_@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 101d
Yes, but Russia could send ships with oil escorted by Russian naval ships.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 101d
They could, but I'm not sure I see what's in it for Russia right now.
panthera_@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 101d
Prestige. Russia would be seen as abandoning an ally because it's afraid of the US.
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 101d
Making Trump look weak is probably the only thing that would convince him to donate arms to Ukraine. Russia cannot afford for the USA to start that up again; Russia is struggling hard with only Europe donating arms.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 102d
Same with Canada.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 101d
disappointing but not that strange. we love to criticize the usa all the time, but when they want something, we kneel and start licking the boots…
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 101d
Canada not helping Cuba against the US is absolutely abnormal.
Historically we're quite close.
bold_atlas@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 98d
Cuba needs to close the strait of Florida.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 102d
Tolc@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 102d
putin you dumbfuck please help cuba
RamRabbit@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 102d
Putin is bogged down in his war of conquest; his oil export terminals thrashed and refineries burnt. He doesn’t have the ability to do anything else. See also: Syria and Armenia.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 102d
china has stepped up with shittons of solar.
Michal@programming.dev · 4 pts · 102d
He doesn't have oil to spare, his refineries are on fire or blown up.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 100d
Why would he do that if the oil can be sold closer with less risk, for more money?
China's been helping but with solar more than oil.
Tolc@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 99d
Russia sent one ship of oil one month ago ig, so theres that. Soviet Union stood with cuba and russia being its successor state have some responsibility. Altho putin wont do much work that doesnt favor his oligarchic friends.