{"id":334881,"date":"2026-02-09T11:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/mexico-seeks-to-send-fuel-to-cuba-without-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:12:40","slug":"mexico-seeks-to-send-fuel-to-cuba-without-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/mexico-seeks-to-send-fuel-to-cuba-without-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico seeks to send fuel to Cuba without sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mexican and U.S. officials are in constant contact to define a path that would allow Mexico to send fuel to Cuba without violating U.S. provisions<\/strong> or exposing itself to punitive measures. Donald Trump’s administration has reactivated threats to impose tariffs on nations that supply energy to the island, in the framework of an executive order that considers the Cuban government a threat to national security. <\/p>\n\n

Cuba, a country in energy emergency<\/h2>\n\n

With an energy system that relies 66% on imports, Cuba faces prolonged blackouts and critical shortages of fuel for transportation, including fuel for transportation, power generation<\/a><\/strong>and essential services. After Maduro’s arrest and the blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers, Mexico became its main supplier. However, since January, shipments were interrupted due to pressure from Washington. <\/p>\n\n

How does Mexico seek to send fuel to Cuba without sanctions?<\/h2>\n\n

The Mexican government is considering classifying the upcoming shipments as “humanitarian aid”, including food, gasoline and other essential supplies. This category could provide legal leeway to avoid tariff retaliation, although the outcome will depend on ongoing diplomatic agreements. <\/p>\n\n

According to close sources, shipments by sea are contemplated in the next few days, if an understanding is reached.<\/p>\n\n

Sheinbaum’s position and ideological weight<\/h2>\n\n

President Claudia Sheinbaum is facing internal pressure from Morena and its allies, who are demanding continued support for Havana as a gesture of historic solidarity. Sheinbaum stated that imposing tariffs in this context could aggravate a humanitarian crisis that would directly affect hospitals and food distribution in Cuba. <\/p>\n\n

Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, UN Secretary General, warned this week that Cuba is on the verge of a humanitarian collapse<\/strong> if it does not gain access to energy. The situation has escalated at the multilateral level, intensifying the debate over the consequences of sanctioning assistance to countries with structural crises. <\/p>\n\n

An uncertain scenario<\/h2>\n\n

Although negotiations are progressing, the scenario remains uncertain. What is at stake is not only the fuel supply, but the diplomatic balance between Mexico and the U.S., and the immediate future of millions of Cubans<\/a><\/strong>but the diplomatic balance between Mexico and the U.S., and the immediate future of millions of Cubans who depend on an external source to light the lights or cook. <\/p>\n\n

The outcome of these talks could redefine the regional relationship in terms of energy, human rights and national sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n

Source: Routers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Photo: Shutterstock<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mexico seeks a legal channel to supply energy to Cuba without triggering U.S. trade sanctions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":334855,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-334881","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/334881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/334881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=334881"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=334881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}