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Today, Cuba is almost out of oil as the U.S. mounts a maximum pressure campaign on the island.

If Donald Trump doesn't let fuel into Cuba, we're going to be without fuel even for lighting.

We'll be in the dark with the kids in need.

The U.S. is choking off oil to the island which is now in a worsening crisis.

Will Cuba's government survive it?

I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take.

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My name's Ed Augustine. I'm a journalist. I'm based in Havana.

Ed, welcome to the take. How long have you been in Havana?

Far too long. I came when things were much, much better back in 2012.

So here's the top line, right? In the wake of the United States military action in Venezuela, Cuba is now running out of oil. And it's pretty bad. According to the data company Kepler, it only has about two weeks of supply left. And we've seen these images of people queuing at gas stations outside of Favana. And now it's just yet another obstacle for the people of Cuba who have already been dealing with this famously difficult situation.

Let's start there.

How are Cubans reacting to this latest crisis?

As you say, it's a crisis within a crisis within a crisis.

And unsurprisingly, given that the United States is now saying that its policy aim is to stop

all oil imports entering the country, of course people are scared. People know that if no

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