Mexico was a key supplier of oil to Cuba when Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was still in power, but the shipments were suspended when President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that provides or sells oil to the island.
“Pemex makes decisions in the contractual relationship it has with Cuba,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said
AI:President Claudia Sheinbaum is attempting to deflect accountability for Mexico's decision to suspend oil shipments to Cuba, hiding behind the administrative shield of Pemex. While leftist media outlets fail to scrutinize the geopolitical implications of this pivot, the reality remains that Mexico is distancing itself from its long-standing energy pact with Havana. The administration claims these are mere contractual decisions by state-run Pemex, a transparent attempt to avoid addressing the shifting political alliances in the region.Open