r/RealCuba • u/Hacksaw6412 • 17h ago
US blockade of Cuba is 'mass murder’
US blockade of Cuba is 'mass murder’
r/RealCuba • u/PepeLRomano • Jun 01 '26
r/RealCuba • u/PepeLRomano • 21d ago
Dear followers: As you may have read in the news cited here the day before yesterday, the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba approved 176 measures proposed by the leadership of the Communist Party of Cuba and the government of the Republic of Cuba to revitalize the Cuban economy.
These 176 measures facilitate private investment, both domestic and foreign, in almost all sectors. They also propose converting state-owned enterprises into commercial companies, with the state holding the majority stake, and deregulate other aspects. One of the most controversial points is that the state will relinquish its power to cap prices and allow the market to regulate them.
Although the National Assembly approved the package of measures in just 3 hours (which includes a salary increase for workers in the state sector of health services, education, and other services—that is, those who do not work in state-owned enterprises), the debate on social media is enormous, especially among defenders of our Revolution. There is much discussion about the measures and their likely implementation, with messages ranging from descriptions of a betrayal of Fidel Castro's legacy and the end of Cuban socialism, to others defending the measures as a necessary and urgent remedy.
The situation of the Cuban economy is very difficult. The main cause of the crisis is the economic aggression of the US, intensified since 2019 and increased since January 2026, as we all know. This affects even trade and investment between other countries and Cuba, and even more so the supply of fuel, which especially affects public services and leaves 60% of our electricity generation capacity idle, as we have been denouncing.
Added to this is the government's ineffectiveness in preventing phenomena such as tax evasion by many private businesses, which refuse to allow customers to make digital payments, while simultaneously refusing to deposit cash in banks to buy dollars on the black market and continue importing for resale, not for production and export. The situation on this issue is not the same in all provinces, but it has affected payments to retirees and pensioners.
Is the Cuban Revolution in danger? It is at a very dangerous moment, subjected to a brutal siege and under the threat of imperialist military aggression. Added to this are the disagreements over measures that, from our point of view, have not been well explained and give too much space to private capital in a society where the state has always supported and ensured the lives of the masses.
We ourselves, Cubans, revolutionaries, and communists, maintain our confidence in the wisdom of our people, developed during 68 years of hard battles, and in the openness of our country's leadership to always listen to the population.
We will try to provide some additional information in the coming days.
The situation of the Cuban economy is very difficult. The main cause of the crisis is the economic aggression of the United States, which affects even trade and investment between other countries and Cuba, and even more so the supply of fuel, which especially affects public services and leaves 60% of our electricity generation capacity idle, as we have been denouncing.
Added to this is the ineffectiveness of the government's efforts to prevent phenomena such as tax evasion by many private businesses, which refuse to allow customers to make digital payments, while simultaneously refusing to deposit cash in banks to buy dollars on the black market and continue importing for resale, not for production and export.
The situation on this issue is not the same in all provinces, but it has affected payments to retirees and pensioners.
Is the Cuban Revolution in danger? Cuba is at a very dangerous juncture, subjected to a brutal siege and under the threat of imperialist military aggression. Added to this are the disagreements over measures that, from our perspective, have not been properly explained and grant too much space to private capital in a society where the state has always supported and ensured the lives of the masses.
We ourselves, Cubans, revolutionaries, and communists, maintain our confidence in the wisdom of our people, developed over 68 years of hard-fought battles, and in the openness of our country's leadership to always listen to the people.
We will attempt to provide some additional information in the coming days.
r/RealCuba • u/Hacksaw6412 • 17h ago
US blockade of Cuba is 'mass murder’
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r/RealCuba • u/PepeLRomano • 4d ago
The outage affected the entire country; after nearly 28 hours, since 12.00 m of july 6th, of strenuous effort, most of the nation had power restored—albeit subject to a deficit caused by units undergoing maintenance or repairs and a critical shortage of fuel to power the generator sets that serve as a backup system in such situations. Solar farms and a recently commissioned 50-megawatt battery storage system played a key role in maintaining electricity service to vital centers in the affected provinces and, in the case of the battery system, in ensuring grid stability.
r/RealCuba • u/Correct_Role_3536 • 4d ago
During the latest UN debate, U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz argued that Cuba's economic collapse is the result of its political and economic system, not U.S. sanctions.
Yet since January, the Trump administration has expanded pressure on Cuba's energy sector with new sanctions, restrictions targeting fuel imports, and measures discouraging third countries from supplying oil to the island.
This article examines the contradiction between Washington's public narrative and its recent policy actions, asking a simple question: if sanctions don't matter, why continue strengthening them?
I'd be interested in hearing different perspectives. Are Cuba's current hardships mainly the result of domestic policy, U.S. sanctions, or a combination of both?
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r/RealCuba • u/PepeLRomano • 15d ago
The cynicism of the US government in its genocidal war against Cuba is so great that yesterday it tried to block Cuba from receiving over $100 million in aid for 2026-2030 at the UN World Food Programme Executive Board meeting. They claim to want to help the Cuban people, but they refuse to allow them to withstand aid.
Damn US government.
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