On the Streets of Havana, Hope That a Lack of Oil to Steal Staves Off a U.S. Attack
Destroying the relationship between Cuba and Venezuela has long been a goal of South Florida hardliners like Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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#EdAugustin & #ReedLindsay
Jan 10, 2026
After the election of #socialist President #HugoChávez in 1998, #Venezuela quickly became #Cuba’s closest ally. Very early in his term, Chávez signed alongside #FidelCastro the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement that saw Cuban specialists lend their expertise inside of Venezuela in the fields of culture, #education, health, and more. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, but its #healthcare system had always faced #medicine and staff shortages. Cuba sent thousands of doctors and nurses to work in Venezuela, where they were paid many times the tiny salaries they earned in Cuba. In exchange, Venezuela shipped #oil to Cuba.