US INTERVENTIONISM IN LATIN AMERICA
Tensions between the United States and Latin American governments over Washington's political, economic and military interference in the region, including actions against Venezuela, Cuba and other leftist governments
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Trump Claims He Can Do "Whatever He Wants" with Cuba
FRANCE 24Donald Trump revendique pouvoir faire "ce qu'il veut" avec Cuba
3/17/2026, 1:45:52 PM
President Donald Trump escalated his aggressive rhetoric toward Cuba on Monday, claiming he expected to have the "honour" of taking "control" of the island in some way. He added that he could do "whatever he wants" regarding the Caribbean nation. Political scientist Gaspard Estrada of the London School of Economics provided analysis of the remarks.
Trump threatens to 'take Cuba in some form'
RT‘I can do anything I want with Cuba’ – Trump
3/17/2026, 9:48:59 AM
US President Donald Trump has boasted that he could have the "honor" of "taking Cuba in some form," in a fresh escalation of his threatening rhetoric toward the island nation. The remarks underscore Trump's increasingly aggressive posture toward Latin American governments he considers hostile to Washington. The statement has drawn widespread attention as an unusually brazen assertion of US interventionist intent.
Cuba plunged into nationwide blackout amid US oil blockade
RTCuba suffers nationwide power outage amid US blockade
3/16/2026, 11:45:50 PM
Cuba experienced a nationwide power outage on Monday, with authorities pointing to the ongoing US oil blockade as a key contributing factor. The blackout left the entire island without electricity, compounding the already severe energy crisis gripping the country. Cuba has been struggling with chronic fuel shortages and frequent outages, which Havana attributes largely to American sanctions and the energy embargo.