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Over the past few weeks, Cuba\u2019s regime has stepped up its propaganda campaign, blaming the U.S. government for the structural collapse the country is facing. However, new figures released by Washington show an increase in fuel exports from the United States to the island.<\/p>\n

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Although the federal government publishes this data with about a two-month delay, the figures for March 2026 show that sales of petroleum products rose sharply compared with February.<\/p>\n

According to official figures, in March the United States authorized fuel shipments valued at $8.7 million through licenses intended for Cuba\u2019s private sector. Even so, the regime continues to struggle to secure enough fuel and generate electricity, a situation that has left the energy crisis affecting millions of Cubans unchanged.<\/p>\n

In Bayamo, in eastern Cuba, Maydenis says daily life remains defined by blackouts and scarcity. \u201cThere are families who have to go to the river, cut firewood, or look for plastics in the trash\u2014anything so they can cook,\u201d she recounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you buy a pound of ground meat and want to split it into two or three meals so it lasts, you have nowhere to store it because you spend 16 or 20 hours without power and it goes bad,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, images began circulating on social media of protests reported in Havana on the night of May 24, where groups of people blocked streets and set trash on fire amid growing anger fueled by the blackouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are families I\u2019ve visited who eat once a day because there isn\u2019t enough to put two plates on the table,\u201d Maydenis adds.<\/p>\n

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At the same time, Cuba\u2019s regime continues to blame the U.S. embargo for the economic and energy crisis. Since Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s fall, it has also pointed to Washington\u2019s oil sanctions as part of the problem.<\/p>\n

However, in addition to fuel exports, that same month, the United States sold Cuba meat, grains, and beverages totaling more than $32 million.<\/p>\n

Despite facing an unprecedented fuel and liquidity crisis, the communist government continues to prioritize large-scale political rallies that require mobilizing thousands of people.<\/p>\n

On May 23, it launched a campaign of \u201copen forums\u201d in defense of Ra\u00fal Castro that, according to authorities, will run until the Cuban dictator\u2019s 95th birthday.<\/p>\n

This story was translated from Spanish with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. An NBC 6 editor reviewed the translation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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