House Foreign Affairs Committee members examine humanitarian impact of US energy blockade in Cuba
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Updated · The New York Times · May 11
House Foreign Affairs Committee members examine humanitarian impact of US energy blockade in Cuba
4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 11
After a five-day April visit, lawmakers cited Havana hospital blackouts, broken incubators and fuel shortages, saying one Russian tanker provided only 10 to 14 days of oil.
They said sanctions and blocked fuel deliveries have crippled healthcare, transport, water and agriculture, with doctors manually pumping ventilators during outages and pregnant women climbing stairs because lifts failed.
The lawmakers argued the policy violates international norms and amounts to collective punishment; they said Cubans across political divides opposed the blockade and any US invasion.
As Cuba's infant mortality soars, is the U.S. blockade creating a humanitarian failure with regional consequences?
How does the U.S. naval enforcement of sanctions against Cuba reshape the future of global trade and international law?