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Fuel situation in Cuba critical — energy minister

TASS · · 230 words
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Cuba's Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy, has reported a critical shortage of fuel oil and diesel, leading to widespread power outages. The article attributes the crisis to a US energy blockade and notes that Russian oil supplies were insufficient to meet demand.

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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Cuba has run out of fuel oil and diesel fuel”
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Three independent web search results (Reuters, CNBC, and another news source) all confirm that Cuba's energy minister stated the country has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has run out of oil and diesel, its energy minister said on Wednesday, as an ongoing U.S. blockade starves the island nation of fuel. "The sum of the different types of fuel: crude oil, fuel ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cuba-oil-diesel-fuel-us-sanc…
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web search NEUTRAL — HAVANA, May 13 (Reuters) - Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy and mines minister said on Wednesday, as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-13/cuba-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister said on Wednesday, as Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a US blockade that has strangled ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/cuba-us-energy…
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“50% of all electricity generated comes from renewable sources”
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The claim states 50% of electricity comes from renewables. However, evidence from Wikipedia's 'List of countries by renewable electricity production' states renewables accounted for 32% in 2024, and another source states Cuba only generates about 4% from renewables.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Cari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cubans (Spanish: Cubanos) are the citizens and nationals of Cuba. The Cuban people have varied origins with the most spoken language being Spanish. The larger Cuban diaspora includes individuals that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cuba has a developing command economy dominated by state-run enterprises. The Communist Party of Cuba maintains high levels of public sector control and exerts significant influence over the Cuban eco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Cuba
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“100,000 tons of Russian oil has been the only fuel supply to Cuba since December 2025”
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TASS reports that 100,000 tons of Russian oil was the only fuel supply since December 2025. This is supported by the Wikipedia entry for '2026 Cuban crisis' which describes the oil shortage and American fuel blockade during this period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An oil shortage and economic crisis is taking place in Cuba, caused by an American fuel blockade. The island is dependent on imported oil, mostly from Venezuela and Mexico; after the 2026 United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cuba–Russia relations (Russian: Российско-кубинские отношения, Spanish: Relaciones Ruso-Cubanas) reflect the political, economic and cultural exchanges between Cuba and Russia. These countries have ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of Cuba (Spanish: Presidente de Cuba), officially the president of the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Cuba), is the head of state of Cuba. The office in its cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Cuba
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“the inability to obtain spare parts has led to breakdowns and wear of critical components having become more frequent”
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The specific claim regarding the inability to obtain spare parts leading to more frequent breakdowns is reported by TASS. Other search results discuss spare parts generally or unrelated nuclear plants, providing no independent corroboration of this specific event in Cuba.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US energy blockade has also negatively impacted the condition of power plants as the inability to obtain spare parts has led to breakdowns and wear of critical components having become more freque…
https://tass.com/world/2130645
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web search NEUTRAL — The availability of spare parts is often the deciding factor in maintaining operational continuity. Even the most durable road construction machinery requires replacement components over time. When ch…
https://www.ticabltd.com/post/how-to-evaluate-after-sales-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — 70-plus emergency sirens around the Artificial Island nuclear generating complex were tested on Tuesday. The sirens -- 34 in New Jersey and 37 in Delaware --...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_vZk1f353I
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“the US administration announced measures aimed at a complete blockade of fuel supplies to the island [in late January 2026]”
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TASS, Al Jazeera, and Wikipedia (2026 Cuban crisis) all report that the US administration announced measures for a fuel blockade in late January 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An oil shortage and economic crisis is taking place in Cuba, caused by an American fuel blockade. The island is dependent on imported oil, mostly from Venezuela and Mexico; after the 2026 United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United States embargo has prevented U.S. businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic confl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_…
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“the national power grid failed three times in March, most recently on March 21”
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TASS explicitly reports that the national power grid failed three times in March, most recently on March 21. No other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates these specific dates and frequency.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleida March Torres (born 19 October 1936) is a Cuban revolutionary who is the widow of Ernesto "Che" Guevara and a member of Fidel Castro's Cuban army.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleida_March
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A march is a musical composition with a strong regular rhythm which in origin was expressly written for lockstep marching of soldiers. As a musical genre, it is a type of martial music, most frequentl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_(music)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People's March, also known as the People's March on Washington, was a political rally that took place on January 18, 2025, two days before the second inauguration of Donald Trump as the president …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_March
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“Some foreign airlines have announced the suspension of flights to the republic due to the lack of jet fuel at its airports”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that foreign airlines have suspended or cut flights to Cuba due to the lack of jet fuel at airports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An oil shortage and economic crisis is taking place in Cuba, caused by an American fuel blockade. The island is dependent on imported oil, mostly from Venezuela and Mexico; after the 2026 United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cuban_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre), or the Caribbean Crisis (Russian: Карибский кризис, romanized: Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confront…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cuba intervened into numerous conflicts during the Cold War. The country sent medical and military aid into foreign countries to aid Socialist governments and rebel groups. These interventionist polic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_interventions_by_Cuba
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