EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 6 MIN
Cuba's oil reserves officially run dry amid humanitarian crisis
from Radio National Breakfast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cuba has reached a grim milestone - with the government announcing the island nation's oil reserves have officially run dry.The country has been facing a growing humanitarian crisis since the US captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro - a key ally - in early January and cut off a vital source of oil.Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says the country could accept humanitarian aid from Washington - while again making the case for the US to lift its trade embargo on the island.Meanwhile - in comments overnight - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez accused the US of building a "fraudulent case" for military intervention, following US media reports that Cuba has acquired attack drones capable of targeting Florida.GUEST: Michael Bustamante, Associate Professor of History and Emilio Bacardí Moreau Chair in Cuban and Cuban American Studies at the University of MiamiPRODUCER: Brooke Young
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