US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denies enforcing an oil blockade on Cuba, citing the end of Venezuelan subsidies as the cause of the island's energy crisis. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez dismissed the remarks as false.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that the United States is enforcing an oil blockade on Cuba, attributing the country's energy crisis to the cessation of subsidized Venezuelan oil shipments. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected these claims, accusing Rubio of lying and intensifying pressure on the island.
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