European groups join aid convoy to Cuba amid crippling oil blockade
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Faced with a nationwide blackout and energy crisis in Cuba, the Nuestra America Convoy to Cuba (NACC), an alliance of progressive groups, launched a humanitarian aid mission from Milan, Italy on Tuesday. The convoy, comprised of European left-wing political parties, trade unions, and advocacy groups, aims to deliver over 20 tonnes of food, medical supplies, and solar panel equipment to Havana. The aid is intended to alleviate the crisis caused by a three-month-long U.S. oil blockade on Cuba, enacted after the U.S. operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Activists are protesting the blockade, calling it an intensification of the decades-long embargo and urging European governments to pressure the U.S. to lift it. The groups argue that the blockade is illegal and that humanitarian aid only masks the underlying issue of fuel scarcity.
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