The United States government confirmed that it maintains a $100 million humanitarian aid offer for Cuba, although the assistance has not yet been realized due to the lack of authorization from the Diaz-Canel regime.
The proposal was publicly announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who stated that Washington is willing to expand humanitarian assistance in light of the economic and social deterioration facing the island. “We are willing to do more. In fact, we have offered the regime $100 million in humanitarian aid,” Rubio asserted during statements made in Rome.
As the U.S. official explained, the aid was initially intended to assist the population affected by hurricanes and the energy crisis that has been hitting Cuba since the beginning of the year. However, Rubio maintained that Cuban authorities have not yet accepted to allow the distribution of those resources within the country.
The situation arises amid one of the worst economic crises in recent decades in Cuba. The dictatorship of Miguel Díaz-Canel faces massive blackouts, food shortages, lack of fuel, inflation, and a sharp decline in economic activity following the tightening of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.
