{"id":328793,"date":"2026-03-24T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/where-have-cubas-friends-gone-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:00:37","slug":"where-have-cubas-friends-gone-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/where-have-cubas-friends-gone-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Where have Cuba&#8217;s friends gone? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5YTGG3m22xo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Where have Cuba's friends gone? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YTGG3m22xo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cuba is facing one of its worst crises in decades. After the U.S. imposed a near\u2011total oil blockade on the island \u2014 and warned of tariffs on any country willing to supply fuel \u2014 Cuba\u2019s long\u2011standing alliances in Latin America have begun to crumble. With Venezuela\u2019s President Maduro removed and its oil shipments cut off, the island has plunged deeper into blackouts, shortages and a growing humanitarian emergency. Why are Cuba\u2019s traditional left\u2011wing allies staying silent? And how is U.S. pressure reshaping diplomacy across the region?<br \/>\nDW speaks with Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, to understand why Mexico, Brazil and Colombia are keeping their distance and what Cuba\u2019s future could look like as it becomes increasingly isolated.<br \/>\n#dwgeopolitics <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba is facing one of its worst crises in decades. After the U.S. imposed a near\u2011total oil blockade on the island \u2014 and warned of tariffs on any country willing to supply fuel \u2014 Cuba\u2019s long\u2011standing alliances in Latin America have begun to crumble. 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