Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41550338

By Dave Sherwood and Marianna ParragaJanuary 11, 2026 11:31 AM EST updated 11:38 ET

Summary

• Cuba has the right to import fuel from any suppliers, foreign minister says
• Venezuela was Cuba's largest supplier last year with some 26,500 barrels per day of crude and fuel
• Mexico is emerging as alternative oil supplier to the island
• Cuban president says Cuba prepared to "defend homeland to last drop of blood."