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Cuban Bike Caravan Rallies at U.S. Embassy to Denounce Embargo

The display underscores Cuba's pushback to a U.S. fuel squeeze that has triggered blackouts, with a Russian oil delivery offering only brief relief.

People riding in electric vehicles carry Cuban flags as they pass by the U.S. Embassy during an anti-imperialist march amid a months-long energy crisis since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cut off its fuel supply, Havana, Cuba April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
People riding in electric vehicles carry Cuban flags as they pass by the U.S. Embassy during an anti-imperialist march amid a months-long energy crisis since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cut off its fuel supply, Havana, Cuba April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
A person riding in electric vehicle carries a sign with an image of late Cuban President Fidel Castro that reads, “The Cuban people shall win” during an anti-imperialist march amid a months-long energy crisis since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cut off its fuel supply, Havana, Cuba, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
En bicicletas, motocicletas y triciclos eléctricos, los manifestantes recorrieron la avenida frente a la sede diplomática estadounidense portando banderas cubanas y carteles donde se leía: "Abajo el bloqueo".

Overview

  • Hundreds on bicycles and electric tricycles rode past the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Thursday in a government-organized protest calling for an end to U.S. sanctions.
  • Miguel Díaz-Canel greeted participants but did not speak, and the turnout was smaller than past rallies because fuel shortages have curbed mobility.
  • Years of tight supplies have now deepened into frequent blackouts, gasoline rationing, and high pump prices, pushing many Cubans to use pedal and battery-powered transport.
  • A Russian-flagged tanker unloaded about 700,000 barrels of crude this week after Washington granted a humanitarian exception, offering only short-term relief to the grid.
  • Russia said a second shipment is being prepared, and Cuba’s envoy invited U.S. help to rebuild the economy in talks that have produced no concrete results as participants stressed any dialogue must respect national autonomy.