Reuters: Mexico May Stop Supplying Oil To Cuba
- 24.01.2026, 8:57
Because of U.S. pressure.
Mexico may stop supplying oil to Cuba as it is under pressure from the United States. About it writes Reuters with reference to insider information.
According to Reuters, the administration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is concerned that Mexico City could face retaliation from the United States if it continues to supply oil to Cuba. In this regard, the Mexican government is now considering all options.
American journalists do not rule out that Mexico will stop supplying oil to Cuba, but nothing on this issue has been decided yet. It should be noted that Mexico is now the largest supplier of oil to Cuba.
In 2025, Mexico City sent an average of 12,284 barrels of oil per day to the island. According to China's Xinhua News Agency, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently pledged that oil shipments to Cuba will continue as part of humanitarian aid. She emphasized that aid to the island goes beyond ideologies. Sheinbaum believes that "there is no reason why aid to the Cubans should stop."
Reminder, several years ago, the U.S. imposed sanctions against Venezuelan oil because it believed that dictator Nicolas Maduro was selling it illegally. In December 2025, US President Donald Trump announced a complete oil blockade of Venezuela. The U.S. Coast Guard then began stopping tankers attempting to export Venezuelan oil under a U.S. court order. In early January 2026, U.S. Special Forces conducted a surprise operation in Venezuela in which they detained dictator Maduro and brought him to the United States with his wife. In the United States, Maduro and his wife are accused of complicity in smuggling drugs into U.S. territory. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Maduro allowed Colombian drug cartels to transport cocaine through Venezuelan territory.
In January, Western media began reporting that Donald Trump was planning a regime change in Cuba. In response, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said his country would not succumb to pressure and would not capitulate.