Cuba Hitting Critical Mass As Fuel Runs Out, Protesters Are in the Streets

We've brought you a couple of interesting stories about what's been going on with Cuba over the past day, including the news about pursuing a possible indictment against 94-year-old Raúl Castro and CIA Director John Ratclifffe's surprising meeting with his grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, in Havana, with a message for the Cuban officials from President Donald Trump.

There's a lot of action going on there, and it all may have just reached a critical point.

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When the Cuban officials themselves are admitting there's a big problem, you know how bad it truly is.

The country's energy minister, Vicente de la O Levy, admitted on state TV that "We have absolutely no fuel."

Vicente de la O Levy added that blackouts in Cuba have increased dramatically over the past week, with many districts of Havana without power for 20 to 22 hours a day.

Hundreds have taken to the streets in Havana, blocking roads with garbage, banging pots and shouting, "Turn on the lights!"

🚨🇨🇺🇺🇸🦆 Cuba on the verge of collapse: protests nationwide, 24-hour blackouts, fuel and food shortages. Meanwhile — CIA Director Ratcliffe met Cuban officials: "Trump has a limited window — take him seriously. Remember what happened to Maduro." https://t.co/o2ClhyJOut pic.twitter.com/vgwPuve9ZO
— General Quacker | الجنرال كواكر (@general_he42676) May 15, 2026

🇨🇺 Massive protests erupt in Cuba

Hundreds of furious residents have taken to the streets of Havana in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations in the capital in decades.

The protests broke out after the Cuban government announced it had completely run out of diesel… pic.twitter.com/Lrd7sF9SGh
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 14, 2026

The Cuban regime has also cut internet service in areas where protests were most intense to prevent the unrest from spreading. The regime is blaming the U.S., but its issues have also been longstanding, and the economy has largely ground to a halt.

Since January, only one shipment of Russian crude has reached Cuban ports, and the fuel refined from it has already been used, De la O said. Blackouts are also frequent because most Cuban power plants have been in operation for about four decades without proper maintenance and investment. The government is insolvent and unable to upgrade its obsolete power grid.
The Trump administration said that it continues to seek meaningful reforms to Cuba’s communist system, which it said only enriches the island’s elites and keeps the Cuban people in poverty.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said earlier this week that they had offered humanitarian aid to go through the church, directly to the people, but the Cuban government denied it. They then appeared to be considering it on Thursday, saying they would consider the offer, as things continued to melt down.

Put that all together, and I think we're about to see some profound changes coming in Cuba shortly.

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