Cuba faces a possible humanitarian crisis and a chaotic collapse of its government as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to starve the communist-run island of critical fuel and financing.
Diplomats in Havana, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, described what they¡¯re seeing on the ground as a festering energy crisis that risks becoming so severe ports could grind to a halt, sparking a dire food shortage.
According to the assessments, the country is on the verge of a catastrophe it is ill-equipped to handle ¡ª one the diplomats said could plausibly trigger the downfall of Cuba¡¯s government.
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