continued…… It comes as Cuba struggles with fuel shortages, extended blackouts and a deepening economic crisis that is worse than ever. On October 28, the UN General Assembly voted 130–17, with 25 abstentions, to end the decades-long US embargo.
But Washington says its sanctions are aimed at the Cuban government and business interests linked to the military, not the Cuban population. However, restricting maritime and financial networks, as well as energy sources, carries wider economic consequences that can lead to hunger, water shortages and health risks.