Trump hints at policy shift toward Cuba amid fuel shortage

During the opening ceremony of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota, former President Donald Trump suggested that Cuba might be moving closer to the United States after “many decades.” The comment was made in a broader discussion about Roosevelt’s legacy of expanding American influence in the Western Hemisphere. Trump did not elaborate on any specific policy changes for Havana, but his remarks followed a long period of strained relations and a severe fuel shortage on the island caused by US sanctions. Cuba says it needs roughly eight fuel tankers each month, yet in the last half‑year it received only one Russian shipment of about 100,000 tonnes of crude oil.