Mexico offers to act as an air bridge with Cuba so that airlines can refuel.

BarcelonaWhile US extortion has left Cuba mired in a deep energy crisis, has forced many airlines to halt flights to the country due to a lack of fuelMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has extended an olive branch to the Cuban regime. This Friday, she declared that Mexico is willing to create an air bridge so that planes can refuel in the country and thus maintain their flights to the Caribbean island. Sheinbaum also indicated that the proposal could facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, which Mexico began sending this week and which the Mexican president assured would continue in the coming days. However, Sheinbaum also clarified that these shipments do not include oil. "If Cuba requests it, these conditions would apply, of course," the Mexican leader stated during her morning press conference, in which she made the launch of this air bridge contingent on a formal request from Havana. Furthermore, Sheinbaum noted that flights between Mexico and Cuba are continuing, and explained that aircraft can refuel in Mexican territory to maintain operations and even expand logistical cooperation. "They can load up, they can come to Mexico," the country's president pointed out. This option could help Havana mitigate the drop in tourism, a consequence of the cancellation of some flights in the country, which could have a major impact on an already severely damaged economy.

Mexico's move comes amid threats from the United States against countries that support the Castro regime. After cutting off the sale of Venezuelan oil to the Caribbean island, which is fundamental to its economy, Donald Trump has warned that he will impose tariffs on those countries that supply crude oil to Cuba. This explains Sheinbaum's explicit clarification, in which she assures that oil is excluded from these shipments.

In this context, two Mexican ships arrived in Havana this week carrying more than 814 tons of food and other goods as humanitarian aid. The Mexican government reiterated its willingness to maintain additional assistance and defended international dialogue and respect for Cuban sovereignty. According to Sheinbaum, Mexico plans to continue sending aid to Cuba in the coming days.

Cuba, increasingly drowned

In recent weeks, Cuba has been increasingly strangled by US sanctions. Aside from the lack of jet fuel, The population has become accustomed to daily power outages.The Cuban government, headed by Miguel Díaz-Canel, has presented what it has called a "multisectoral contingency plan," which in practice is a plan of economic cuts and reductions in services. To overcome the crisis currently affecting Cuba, in her appearance this Friday, Sheinbaum insisted on implementing a policy of regional cooperation. In a clear reference to the United States, she expressed her rejection of restrictive measures imposed by other countries that, she reiterated, worsen the situation of the Cuban population instead of improving it.