Rich Stein (he/him)

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260323/cuba-naive-to-ignore-threat-of-us-military-intervention

Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío speaks with Kristen Welker, of BBC's "Meet The Press":
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/cuba/cuba-foreign-minister-military-aggression-us-oil-trump-rubio-rcna264568

Interview with — video:
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/cuban-deputy-fm-reacts-to-trump-s-threats-to-take-over-cuba-full-interview-259825733583
#Cuba #MeetThePress #geopolitics

Cuba: 'Naive' to ignore threat of US military intervention

Havana/Washington (dpa) — Cuba's military is taking precautions against a potential U.S. intervention, a senior Cuban official has said, amid heigh...

The Korea Times
Mar 23 at 12:03pmMoshidon
Show threadSweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽1d ago
@RunRichRun
I'm surprised China isn't sending barges of solar panels (some are coming) and defensive drones (?). It would be such an easy proxy war to dilute US forces even more.
Show threadRich Stein (he/him)1d ago

@NMBA
Voilà!
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3346978/china-help-cuba-solar-energy-amid-us-oil-blockade-and-total-power-outage

But "Despite China's growing support, the energy transition Cuba has outlined is estimated to require $8 billion to $10 billion in investment, a sum the country lacks, suggesting there are limits to China's generosity."
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Cubas-Fragile-Power-Grid-Finds-a-Powerful-New-Partner.html

"Each megawatt of solar capacity installed represents ~18k tons of imported fuel no longer needed. If Cuba reaches its 2k MW target by 2028, oil blockades could become economically irrelevant.
https://microgridmedia.com/cuba-triples-solar-power-to-20-percent/

China to help Cuba with solar energy amid US oil blockade and total power outage

Beijing will ‘intensify its support’ to Havana after around 10.9 million people were left without power amid an ongoing energy crisis.

South China Morning Post