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Canada Pledges $8 Million in Food Aid to Cuba as US Eases Oil Restrictions

Ottawa will route assistance through WFP/UNICEF to bypass the Cuban state.

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People wait at a bus stop after Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that his government would roll out a plan to confront fuel shortages as the U.S. moves to block the supply of oil, in Havana, Cuba February 5, 2026 REUTERS/Norlys Perez
A man rests in front of a pot over a wood fire on a street in Havana, Cuba, on February 23, 2026.
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Overview

  • Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced CAN$8 million for food assistance to Cubans to be delivered by the World Food Programme and UNICEF rather than Havana’s authorities.
  • The US Treasury introduced a favorable licensing policy permitting the resale of Venezuelan oil for commercial and humanitarian use in Cuba if transactions benefit the private sector and exclude state or military entities.
  • Mexico sent a second navy shipment carrying 1,193 tons of beans and powdered milk, with arrival expected Saturday, following an earlier February delivery exceeding 814 tons.
  • Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow is discussing potential fuel support for Cuba as the island’s supplies remain constrained.
  • Fuel shortages continue to cause rolling blackouts and flight cancellations, and regional leaders at CARICOM warn the crisis could spill over into broader Caribbean instability.