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Cuba accepts USD 100 million in US humanitarian aid amid energy collapse
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Cuba accepts USD 100 million in US humanitarian aid amid energy collapse

MercoPress · May 15, 2026, 2:58 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The Cuban government on Thursday accepted the United States' offer of USD 100 million in humanitarian aid for food, fuel, and medicines, in a significant political shift after weeks of public rejection and hours after authorities on the island acknowledged the complete exhaustion of their fuel reserves. The aid will be channeled through the Catholic Church, according to the official statement issued by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who only the day before had described the US offer as "inconsequential and paradoxical."

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