The US wants regime change in Cuba. But Havana’s European friends have deserted it too | Paul Taylor
Cuba is facing severe economic challenges exacerbated by a US blockade and a lack of support from traditional allies. The country's leadership has struggled to manage its economy, leading to widespread poverty and emigration. As a result, Cuba's plight has garnered little international sympathy or action against the US's policies.
- ▪Cuba is enduring a US economic blockade that has led to desperate poverty and power outages.
- ▪Traditional allies like Russia and Venezuela are unable to support Cuba due to their own challenges.
- ▪The Cuban government has been criticized for decades of mismanagement that has worsened the situation for its citizens.
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People walk down a street during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, 25 May 2026. Photograph: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPAView image in fullscreenPeople walk down a street during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, 25 May 2026. Photograph: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPAOpinionCubaCuba used to have European friends – there’s a reason why even now they have deserted it tooPaul TaylorSpain led the opposition to Trump’s Iran war, but on the Cuba blockade, the challenge is absentFri 29 May 2026 00.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 29 May 2026 00.01 EDTShareFor many Europeans of my generation, Cuba was as much a progressive cause as a country.In our selectively idealistic student days (mine were in the mid-1970s), it was a plucky little country that had overthrown a corrupt regime in cahoots with the US mafia.
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