00:00Millions of people across Cuba are without power after the country's national electricity grid collapsed on Monday.
00:07Cuba has been dealing with repeated blackouts in recent months that are linked to an oil embargo imposed by Washington
00:14that has crippled its economy.
00:18Cuba's state electricity operator says restoration is underway, but only gradually, with outages still affecting large parts of the island.
00:27The country relies heavily on imported oil to keep its power plants running, and for years, a significant share came
00:34from Venezuela, covering roughly half of Cuba's needs.
00:38But those shipments have now stopped.
00:41Cuban President Miguel DÃaz-Canel says no oil has arrived in the past three months.
00:46At the same time, Washington has stepped up pressure, including targeting fuel shipments and warning other countries against supplying Cuba.
00:54This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump once again renewed his threat to topple the Cuban government.
01:00But I think Cuba's seen the end.
01:02You know, all my life I've been hearing about the United States and Cuba.
01:06When will the United States do it?
01:08I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of taking Cuba.
01:15That's a big honor.
01:17Taking Cuba.
01:17Taking Cuba in some form, you know, taking Cuba.
01:20I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.
01:26You want to know the truth.
01:27They're a very weakened nation right now.
01:30They were for a long time.
01:32It could be that we...
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