By Carlos Ernesto Rodríguez Etcheverry Cuban Ambassador to St. Vincent and the Grenadines On January 29, 2026, the U.S. government under President Donald Trump formalized a new phase in its policy toward Cuba, invoking emergency authorities to classify the island as an “extraordinary threat” to American national security. This designation opened the door to a set of measures that, while not explicitly banning U.S. fuel sales, have effectively constrained Cuba’s...