00:00Protests broke out across Havana as millions of Cubans remained without electricity amid a prolonged U.S. fuel blockade.
00:08The demonstrations followed Cuba's third nationwide power outage this year,
00:12with much of the island still facing blackouts despite efforts to restore the grid.
00:18Authorities said most areas had been reconnected by late Tuesday,
00:23but many communities remained without power as fuel shortages continued to strain the country's electricity supply.
00:29The latest grid collapse comes as Washington steps up pressure on Havana through tighter fuel restrictions and sanctions.
00:36Since January, the U.S. has allowed just one Russian oil tanker to dock in Cuba
00:41as part of its campaign to pressure the communist government.
00:45Havana says the restrictions have depleted the island's energy supplies,
00:49driven away foreign businesses and accelerated the collapse of tourism.
00:53Cuba and the United Nations maintain that the U.S. sanctions violate international law
00:57and the human rights of the island's people.
00:59Cuba and the U.S. anh
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