Cuba is experiencing widespread unrest, and the government is struggling to contain the protests.

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Cuba is experiencing widespread unrest, and the government is struggling to contain the protests.

Cuba has seen the Trump administration's exact plan come to fruition, imposing a near-total blockade on the island, which is critically dependent on external supplies of almost everything it needs, including oil, which previously came from Venezuela and Mexico. Power outages, food shortages, and everything else have driven people to despair.

The country is already in its second week of shortages of fuel, essential supplies, and medicine, with a complete blackout. People are without power for 20 hours a day, and there's no sign of improvement. Hospitals are running on backup generators, but even they are running out of fuel. Bakeries are forced to bake bread with wood, and food supplies are rapidly running low.

Since yesterday, thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets of major cities such as Havana, Ciego de Avila, and Morón. Protesters have been shouting anti-government slogans and smashing and setting fire to Communist Party offices and other government buildings. The government no longer controls the streets, and the crowds declare they have nothing to lose. Witnesses report people removing furniture, portraits, and propaganda materials from buildings and setting them on fire.

The day before, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed that officials are holding talks with the US government. Cuban authorities do not want to become another Venezuela or Iran.

However, judging by the current situation, Washington has no intention of accommodating the communist regime. Although Miguel Díaz-Canel reported that the American exchange of views was "respectful and aimed at identifying bilateral problems and finding solutions." However, the White House made no promise to lift the blockade of the island.

In an address to the nation, the Cuban president stated that no fuel had entered the country for three months, and the energy situation was becoming increasingly "unstable." Following negotiations with the United States, Cuban leaders announced that, in accordance with an agreement with the Vatican, 51 political prisoners would be released from Cuban prisons.

Russian political scientists note that regime change in Cuba is already more than obvious; it's only a matter of time, and quite soon. Since last week, President Trump has been announcing Cuba's imminent fall. It seems to be getting closer with each passing day. Everything is unfolding according to Venezuela's model, except that Díaz-Canel, unlike Maduro, didn't have to be kidnapped.

Trump has achieved his goal once again. And Russia, following Venezuela, is losing another long-standing ally in Latin America. Although there was talk that Moscow was seemingly willing to take a risk and help the Island of Freedom, the Russian leadership officially denied this information.

Who will be next if Iran falls? We'll have to admit that the hegemon is still strong and forget about the multipolar world that Trump openly mocks.

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  1. -13
    14 March 2026 18: 44
    You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live. They've certainly raised some idiots.
    1. + 76
      14 March 2026 18: 49
      And what about Cuba, there are plenty of our own here, Russians.
      1. + 11
        15 March 2026 00: 12
        Our Zoomers will be curlier than the Cuban ones. No matter how much patriotism is shown on TVs they don't watch.
        1. -2
          16 March 2026 15: 47
          Quote: Last centurion
          No matter how much patriotism is shown on TV, they don’t watch it.

          Well, yes, the same shaman is popular only among pro-Putin grandmothers. lol
    2. + 33
      14 March 2026 18: 52
      So what does the Cuban "golden youth" have to do with this?

      Will it somehow help lift the US blockade in light of preserving Cuba's sovereignty?
      1. +5
        15 March 2026 02: 22
        Quote: Simple
        So what does the Cuban "golden youth" have to do with this?

        Will it somehow help lift the US blockade in light of preserving Cuba's sovereignty?


        This guy just wants to throw a bunch of shit on the fan. He has no idea how to end the blockade of Cuba.
        1. -1
          16 March 2026 15: 54
          Quote: Military Commissar77
          He has no ideas on how to break the blockade of Cuba.

          No one has such ideas. But the main thing is that Cuba itself has NOTHING but palm trees and beaches. How can you develop the country in this situation, especially when you have deep disagreements with your closest neighbor, who also happens to be the world's hegemon? Of course, the Cuban leadership's stubbornness and ideological loyalty are enviable, comparable to those of our Gorbachev-Yellowstone brothers, but under the current circumstances, Cuba has been backed into a corner, and unfortunately, they lack a "Strait of Hormuz" or a range of long-range missiles.
      2. -2
        15 March 2026 07: 53
        What can help remove the blockade?
        Let's be objective, and not judge based on the principle of seeing a video somewhere.
        Firstly, Cuba, with its communists, was never able to improve its economy, even with the help of the USSR. It was dependent on the Soviet Union. Russia alone forgave it around 40 billion dollars. In social policy, too, not everyone is equal. Although this is already a superstructure.
        Secondly, Cuban leaders are allies of the “world revolution”, and not of Russia at all.
        China took the place of our communists, for ideological reasons. But the Chinese, too, were unable to establish any meaningful economic development in Cuba.
        Break the blockade....
        Chatterboxes. Where's Cuba, where's the US, where are we? Especially now, when we're effectively waging war with NATO.
        Khrushchev, it's true, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and kept the Cuban regime in power. But was he worth such a risk to the lives of hundreds of millions of people?
        To you and me, our children and grandchildren as well. Yes
        Thirdly, we have “enough work to do ourselves” right now.
        We need to destroy Zelensky and his banderlogs; this has dragged on too long. We need to strengthen our country and our influence around us: the CIS countries, cooperation with China, Iran (at this stage), and India. No matter how much they try to interfere.
        1. +7
          15 March 2026 11: 30
          ...
          Khrushchev, it's true, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and kept the Cuban regime in power. But was he worth such a risk to the lives of hundreds of millions of people?

          This pseudo-humanism (phantom pains of socialism) is actively used by the USA and others like them.
          The result is a loss of influence for Russia everywhere,
          because the country cannot show by its example how to develop its society.
          Semi-socialism, semi-capitalism - as a result, there is no clear idea and, accordingly, no ideologically viable model of the state.

          Thirdly, we have "enough work to do ourselves" right now.
          We need to destroy Zelensky and his banderlogs; this has dragged on too long. We need to strengthen our country and our influence around us: the CIS countries, cooperation with China, Iran (at this stage), and India. No matter how much they try to interfere.


          This is all a consequence of the unviability of the model of its statehood.
          I wouldn't put the CIS states, Iran with India and China -
          As a result, Russia was an appendage of the United States and the West, and will become an appendage of China and India.

          For half a century, "slaves on golers" raised the country from its knees. It already sounds like a joke.
          1. -2
            15 March 2026 14: 27
            Russia was an appendage of the USA and the West, and will become an appendage of China and India.

            Don't exaggerate. The US produces the most oil in the world. If the domestic market consumed less, they would still be exporting oil, just like before. Just like cotton, grain, metals, and meat. Do you think they only export cars? The US also developed thanks to raw materials and agriculture. The question is: why are we hoarding export earnings instead of investing them in economic development?
            1. -1
              15 March 2026 18: 56
              Quote: URAL72
              Russia was an appendage of the USA and the West, and will become an appendage of China and India.

              Don't exaggerate. The US produces the most oil in the world. If the domestic market consumed less, they would still be exporting oil, just like before. Just like cotton, grain, metals, and meat. Do you think they only export cars? The US also developed thanks to raw materials and agriculture. The question is: why are we hoarding export earnings instead of investing them in economic development?

              There's been no money in the piggy bank for a long time now.
            2. +1
              16 March 2026 16: 12
              Quote: URAL72
              Don't exaggerate. The US produces the most oil in the world. If the domestic market consumed less, they would still be exporting oil, just like before. Just like cotton, grain, metals, and meat.

              They're already selling oil, gas, and metals. But they also have their own advanced technologies. Their main problem is living beyond their means and with ever-growing debt. And that's the primary sign of a pyramid scheme. And as we know, any pyramid scheme sooner or later... And it looks like this is looming large for them. That's precisely why the US is orchestrating all these wars and conflicts around the world.
              Quote: URAL72
              The question is different: why do we hide export earnings in a piggy bank instead of investing them in economic development?

              Moreover, it's not just, and not so much, a piggy bank, but simply the withdrawal of capital by our oligarchs, which for some reason suddenly became THEIRs, to NATO countries. Or, to put it simply, we're simply paying tribute to the hegemon, but even that isn't enough. That's why we're at war with the 404th. And there's only one question here: where is our statehood, and what's left of Russia's sovereignty?
          2. 0
            15 March 2026 15: 16
            They lifted me from my knees and dropped me on all fours!
          3. -2
            15 March 2026 15: 53
            The unification of intelligent Western minds and kind Russian hearts is the supreme challenge and supreme task of the modern world.

            No matter which secret or overt institution of global power recognizes the change in the GIVEN way of life on this planet from "divide and conquer" to "unite and rule." Those who embrace this new paradigm will win on a global scale.

            P.S.: Misanthropes and misanthropes should understand a simple BIOLOGICAL (!) fact: during wars, chaos, and disease, people REPRODUCE. But when life is good, the population declines to its NATURAL limits.
        2. +1
          16 March 2026 16: 05
          Quote: Alekseev
          Firstly, Cuba with its communists was never able to improve its economy, even with the help of the USSR.

          What can be improved there, and how? Cuba has only palm trees and beaches. A second Thailand won't work there; Cuba is an island, and the nearest mainland, North America, ruled by the US, is Cuba's enemy. US citizens are banned from visiting Cuba. Where will tourists come from? From the USSR? A trickle of tourists started trickling in about 10 years ago, but... What else can be done there? Create a Taiwan-like world? Who will do it? China? The USSR? Russia? laughing
          Honestly, I don't even understand why Donald cares about Cuba. Perhaps it's just to stroke his ego. But that's pure idiocy. wassat
          Quote: Alekseev
          Khrushchev, it's true, brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and kept the Cuban regime in power. But was he worth such a risk to the lives of hundreds of millions of people?

          Or maybe it was the Kennedys who brought the world to the brink by placing Jupiters in Turkey?
        3. 0
          16 March 2026 18: 19
          Firstly, Cuba with its communists was never able to improve its economy, even with the help of the USSR.

          Is it even possible to "improve the economy" in a country of this size?
      3. +5
        15 March 2026 13: 40
        But the interesting question isn't about the Cuban youth, but rather about our so-called golden youth. Which of the children of the upper echelons of the Russian government commands an artillery battery on the front? Which of the leadership's children flies combat missions in fighter jets or attack aircraft? These are my thoughts.
        1. 0
          15 March 2026 21: 55
          Quote: saigon
          But the interesting question isn't about the Cuban youth, but rather about our so-called golden youth. Which of the children of the upper echelons of the Russian government commands an artillery battery on the front? Which of the leadership's children flies combat missions in fighter jets or attack aircraft? These are my thoughts.

          What do children have to do with this? Our athletes don't even fight, with rare exceptions. Is Makan fighting?
          Those fighting are either volunteers or mobilized. The rest apparently have more important things to do.
    3. + 35
      14 March 2026 18: 53
      Quote: tralflot1832
      You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

      Where do the golden youth live differently?
    4. + 13
      14 March 2026 19: 22
      Quote: tralflot1832
      You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

      But no one's showing us anything. I, for one, haven't come across a single publication on the subject. About our ZM—yes, there have been, and more than once.
    5. +2
      14 March 2026 19: 38
      Quote: tralflot1832
      You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

      North Korea has its own "golden youth" who live no worse
      1. -2
        14 March 2026 20: 31
        Quote: aybolyt678
        North Korea has its own "golden youth" who live no worse

        Yep, they have internet access! Naturally, these young people undergo a thorough screening for ideological steadfastness and loyalty to the state. The internet is needed for scientific work and North Korean propaganda against their southern brothers.
        1. +1
          14 March 2026 20: 39
          Quote: MBRBS
          Yeah, they have internet access! Of course, these young people are thoroughly vetted.

          No, I just saw a video of Russian tourists in North Korea where they showed North Korean youth in cool cars and said that there are people like that here too.
    6. + 10
      15 March 2026 01: 20
      Quote: tralflot1832
      You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

      So tell us and show us, otherwise it's just an unsubstantiated hoax. No one doubts that the children of the country's leaders live better than ordinary Cubans. It's the same everywhere. The only difference is the degree of isolation from the people. I have no doubt that, compared to Russia's "golden youth," the Cuban children's level of isolation is negligible. And only provocateurs like you focus on this. Perhaps you could provide some figures about the Russian Federation's "Golden Youth."
    7. 0
      15 March 2026 13: 59
      Does Cuba's golden youth somehow influence Trump's decisions regarding the blockade of the Island?
  2. + 30
    14 March 2026 18: 48
    It seems Trump has already asked the question: So where is your multipolar world?
    His impudence is through the roof.
    And no one can stop him. China doesn't dare, Russia doesn't care, Europe is licking Trapp's boots.
    1. +9
      14 March 2026 19: 05
      Quote: smith 55
      It seems Trump has already asked the question: So where is your multipolar world?
      .
      The world is certainly "multipolar"... there is one "big pole" (the USA) and several other small "poles" - China, India, Russia...
      As long as the "small poles" remain separate, the "big pole" will always prevail.
      USA = negative pole.
      1. +9
        14 March 2026 20: 08
        Quote: cat Rusich
        several other small "poles" - China, India...

        They're damn small, especially China! But it seems the Chinese monkey is too cunning for any serious alliances. India is neither fish nor fowl, just traders.
        For Russia, the best ally would be Germany, but that's in an alternate universe.
        1. +6
          14 March 2026 23: 06
          Quote: MBRBS
          The Chinese monkey is too cunning for any serious alliances

          China doesn't know how to form alliances. At least, not alliances of equals. They're good at "you're the boss, I'm shit; I'm the boss, you're shit." Russia, unlike Stalin's USSR, has neither the strength nor the authority to keep China at bay, and I hope Russia won't want to completely bend to China's will. So, an alliance won't happen; at most, it will be a situational joint venture, with China hogging the blanket at the first opportunity.
      2. -2
        14 March 2026 21: 46
        Quote: cat Rusich
        The world is certainly "multipolar"... there is one "big pole" (the USA) and several other small "poles" - China, India, Russia...

        By including China, India, and Russia as small poles against the United States, you've acknowledged Trump's rightness... haven't you thought about it?
      3. +3
        15 March 2026 09: 26
        there are several other "poles"

        Misconception. With rare exceptions (South Korea, etc.), everyone lives in a capitalist "unipolar world." Our talk of a "multipolar world" is harmful demagoguery and manipulation. The same applies to "traditional values."
        1. 0
          15 March 2026 16: 16
          I completely agree! One planet - one civilization.

          This is shown by the course of history itself, where regional centers unite people of different faiths, races, and beliefs into a state.

          If Russia is good and right, then a planetary Union of "great powers" is also right and good. But going against the course of history is a mistake.

          To begin with, a Northern Alliance (Confederation) of Britain, Russia, and the United States. I believe that countries like Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and others will immediately understand where history is headed. If they so choose, the EU could join this Alliance, as could all other countries...

          And then let the powerful, secret and obvious people gather and determine plans for life and existence on the planet in its UNIFIED format.
    2. + 24
      14 March 2026 19: 38
      Quote: smith 55
      Russia has no time for this

      Well, yes, "not our war", as Mustache says.
      In fact, "before this," Russia had plenty of time to work with Cuba. But... Judging by recent events, today's Russia has no long-term foreign policy ambitions, unless they involve a "buy-sell-get-rich" strategy.

      Next up will be Nicaragua, for a complete cleansing of the region?
      1. + 14
        14 March 2026 19: 47
        Russia is unlikely to be able to help Cuba today. Simply because it has a pro-ran, there's no other way to put it, ocean-going fleet. What can it do? Provide real support to Iran. But geopolitics isn't for today's Kremlin traders.
        1. +1
          14 March 2026 22: 50
          All of this resembles the preparation of an artificial humanitarian catastrophe on this island. It is high time to hold a UN Security Council meeting on this matter so that the Yankees understand that no one will forgive them for this.
          1. +3
            14 March 2026 23: 07
            Quote: VTOL helicopter
            It's high time to hold a UN Security Council meeting on this matter.

            BOBBY
            1. +1
              15 March 2026 00: 58
              So what? There was no point in holding meetings on the issue of attacking Iran either, since it was clear the Yankees would be against it. But they did hold them.
              1. bar
                +3
                15 March 2026 07: 03
                Quote: VTOL helicopter
                however, they carried them out

                And what did it do?
      2. +1
        15 March 2026 16: 56
        Next up will be Nicaragua, for a complete cleansing of the region?

        I also had this "inside" assumption...
    3. 0
      15 March 2026 15: 53
      Quote: Blacksmith 55
      It seems Trump has already asked the question: So where is your multipolar world?

      Trump is playing on several boards at once, dancing the "elephant in a china shop waltz." His blitz and even the usual "remote war" scenario with Iran didn't work, but if Cuba falls soon (and for some reason no one is helping it), that victory will offset the setback in Iran, from which Trump will simply depart with the proud air of victory.
      And he will again take up Greenland, Mexican drug cartels, Epstein's lists, the Federal Reserve System and the election campaign.
  3. + 22
    14 March 2026 18: 50
    Why didn't the "surgeon" help the brotherly people of the island of freedom? The whiff of Anchorage won't let him? Cuba would be an irreparable loss for our country.
    1. + 13
      14 March 2026 18: 58
      Do you think in Anchorage, together with Ukraine, they agreed on Venezuela, Iran, Cuba... maybe someone else...
      It’s not entirely clear what Russia will gain from all this mess?
      1. + 28
        14 March 2026 19: 07
        Quote: Neo-9947
        It’s not entirely clear what Russia will gain from all this mess?
        As usual - hemorrhoids
        1. -13
          14 March 2026 20: 41
          As usual - hemorrhoids
          Allies are always a pain in the ass; they're "non-core assets" for Russia. What can you expect from them, say, Cuba or Venezuela? There's no profit in sight from Belarus either.
      2. + 17
        14 March 2026 19: 12
        Quote: Neo-9947
        It’s not entirely clear what Russia will gain from all this mess?

        But it is clear what Russian oligarchs and mafiosi want.
      3. + 44
        14 March 2026 19: 14
        "When they came for the Communists, I remained silent because I wasn't a Communist. When they came for the Social Democrats, I remained silent because I wasn't a Social Democrat. When they came for the trade unionists, I remained silent because I wasn't a union member. And when they came for me, there was no one left who could stand up for me."
        Pastor Martin Niemöller
        But they will come for us. They are already on their way.
      4. + 24
        14 March 2026 19: 27
        What don't you understand about Russia? The hunchback betrayed the Warsaw Pact and Afghanistan. The drunkard destroyed the Soviet Union. And this one... (the moderator will block me if I mention this) betrayed Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi, Ukraine, Syria, and now Cuba. Look at these countries and see what's happening here. There you have your answer: "Russia will win."
        1. + 19
          14 March 2026 20: 52
          Our "national advantage" squandered almost everything it had in the early 2000s: gas markets, a solid leadership position in space (both in terms of the ability to successfully conduct long-range missions and even just the sheer number of launches), and its sphere of influence in its neighboring countries (the CIS, it seems, has effectively disintegrated). What else hasn't it squandered? Its seat on the UN Security Council? That's not his doing; the achievements of those who came before him were so great that they can't be easily undone, and he himself would never have been able to achieve anything similar, that much is already clear.
          1. -4
            15 March 2026 02: 53
            Gofman
            It squandered almost everything: gas markets, a solid leadership position in space (both in terms of its ability to carry out successful long-range missions and, at least, in terms of the sheer number of launches), its sphere of influence in its neighboring countries (the CIS, it seems, has essentially disintegrated)
            Ahahahaha)) You forgot to mention the never-signed peace treaty with the Japanese, the cession of the islands to the Chinese, and the long-distance missions to the ports of Cuba and Vietnam to their native shores.
            gas pipe worked in the West, now- to the east along the power of Siberia, to the south to Turkey, + ships carry the same gas, + Sakhalin gas, + the north of the country, + development of deep gas processing throughout the country (increase in the production of plastics, mineral fertilizers, gases) abroad, + gasification of previously completely non-gasified areas, + import substitution (turbines, pumps, ships, medium-tonnage liquefaction - development).
            launches It was necessary to count until the end of the late Soviet Union - now satellites fly 10 times longer, everyone has a ton of rockets - let it be or not, but the updated one radio-electronic industry We're under attack. And long-range missions, too, by the way. A nuclear tug to the stars. they promised to shoot down - so that they don't do it again.
          2. 0
            15 March 2026 22: 32
            So it is not his merit, it is just that the achievements of those who came before him were so great

            Those who came before him squandered both the USSR and the entire socialist bloc, and the neighboring countries became foreign countries precisely thanks to them.
        2. +2
          15 March 2026 00: 51
          Russia will have nothing. Russia will be possessed. Quoting the author of the article, "it's only a matter of time, and quite soon." As long as, as the comrade noted above, "that... (the moderator will block me if I write who)" remains in the Kremlin.
          1. 0
            15 March 2026 01: 19
            It's simply because the working hours are regulated for those we're talking about, and Uncle Trump works seven days a week for the benefit of the mattress people.
        3. +2
          15 March 2026 02: 16
          The hunchback betrayed the Warsaw Pact and Afghanistan. The drunkard destroyed the Union.
          Both of them are the elite of the CPSU.
          All of this is the consequence of the degradation of the party and the frozen ideas of several decades of the previous years - nothing depended on one passive observer at the top - well, if they had held on for another ten or fifteen years, the outcome would have been the same.
          surrendered Hussein, Gaddafi, Ukraine, Syria, and now Cuba.

          And there is no need to blame the countries listed on others - if you want to blame them on yourself, go ahead.
          Only victory here, here, will save Cuba. Geographically, we can't do anything, no matter how much we rely on the absence/presence of the ocean squadrons of the past – the battlefield has changed radically. With any fleet, it will be like with tankers now.
          1. +4
            15 March 2026 04: 29
            You underestimate the role of the individual in history. Stalin's words, "We have no irreplaceable ones," are incorrect. Sometimes one person has changed a country's history. Cromwell became the leader of England, and the king was beheaded. After him, another general came and restored the monarchy. Bonaparte effectively stormed into French history and, in fact, saved it. Even after its defeat, France remained a unified state. Bismarck, with his wise policies, united Germany. It's unclear how the Time of Troubles in Russia would have ended without Minin and Pozharsky. Therefore, much depends on a single "passive observer" at the pinnacle of power. Imagine if, say, Lukashenko had become General Secretary instead of Gorbachev. It's unlikely the Union would have collapsed. Or at least the State Emergency Committee would have found at least one decisive person. Remember, when this "trinity" was signing the death sentence for the Union in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, a special KGB unit was sitting in Minsk awaiting orders. And if only Gorbachev had picked up the phone, all this would have been prevented.
      5. +7
        14 March 2026 19: 47
        Quote: Neo-9947
        What will Russia gain from all this mess?

        The fact is that they won't touch it for now. Until 2030... Until the elections.
        That's what was agreed upon. Or rather, Trump agreed to it.
      6. + 12
        14 March 2026 19: 54
        Russia will have nothing, but Russia could very well be screwed.
        1. +7
          14 March 2026 20: 23
          Quote: cat Crush
          Russia will have nothing, but Russia could very well be screwed.

          That's it. The National Welfare Fund is screwed—isn't that just "screwed"?
      7. +9
        14 March 2026 19: 58
        Following Venezuela, Russia is losing another long-standing ally in the Latin American region.

        There are no allies as such in this region. Is Brazil an ally within BRICS?
        And after Latin America, the US will take a closer look at the Transcaucasus and Central Asia.
        1. +1
          14 March 2026 20: 46
          given that Central Asia is already here, your conclusions are particularly disturbing
      8. +2
        14 March 2026 19: 59
        Quote: Neo-9947
        It’s not entirely clear what Russia will gain from all this mess?

        Why do you think Russia should benefit from this? Perhaps the intended beneficiaries weren't so global... request
      9. -15
        14 March 2026 20: 16
        Quote: Neo-9947
        What will Russia get out of all this mess?

        By chaos, do you mean geopolitical influence in the Western Hemisphere? Yes, there's no direct monetary benefit from chaos, only expenses. I imagine the Kremlin thinks the same way. It's surprising Belarus hasn't been screwed yet. Lukashenko is probably still in the way. But fortunately, he won't last forever. Stop feeding the Belarusians! laughing laughing laughing
    2. 0
      14 March 2026 19: 43
      Cuba will be an irreparable loss for our country.
      - Why would it? For us, the loss of our country—the USSR—is an irreparable loss, and for Cuba too, but Cuba is not an irreparable loss for us or the USSR.
    3. +6
      14 March 2026 20: 16
      PVV66, Cuba, since 1985, has been "a loss for our country".... For the USSR, Cuba would have been an "irreparable loss", and for today's Russian Federation, one of many losses as a result of its (Cuba's) betrayal by Russia....
  4. + 19
    14 March 2026 18: 51
    In Cuba, what the Trump administration had been aiming for has begun, with a near-total blockade of the island.
    Everyone's hungry, but no one can help Cuba—not Russia, not China, with fuel or food—so unrest breaks out, and the government can't do anything! It looks like Cuba will soon become American.
    1. + 16
      14 March 2026 18: 55
      There has been such extreme poverty there for decades that it is strange that they tolerated it for so long.
      1. +4
        14 March 2026 19: 02
        This is not strange at all, the curse of a warm climate
        They don't need to heat or insulate themselves, so there are no difficulties in survival.
      2. + 27
        14 March 2026 19: 29
        Cuba will blossom, democracy will flourish, everyone will have an American car, chewing gum, and 100500 barrels of shitty sausage in the stores. And in ten years, they'll start whining about where their healthcare, housing, and social services are. People are such idiots.
        1. + 10
          14 March 2026 20: 06
          Quote: Spiidii
          An American car, chewing gum and 100500 pieces of shitty sausage in stores.
          I think we'll limit ourselves to condoms for every woman and the opportunity to shine shoes for the men.
      3. +3
        14 March 2026 19: 34
        Quote: El123
        There has been such extreme poverty there for decades that it is strange that they tolerated it for so long.

        The time has come for the proletarians to kick the ass of the communists. The proletarian revolution has begun, which will overthrow the socialist system.
        After Trump, another Democrat will most likely come to power, and instead of building capitalism, a kind of mixture of Epstein's Island and our 90s will begin.
        1. +2
          14 March 2026 21: 03
          Quote: ZhEK-Vodogrey
          After Trump, another Democrat will most likely come to power, and instead of building capitalism, a kind of mixture of Epstein's Island and our 90s will begin.

          I think it will be even worse. Cuba used to be a floating mattress brothel, but it will return much worse than it was here. Society is much more depraved now.
        2. +3
          15 March 2026 09: 42
          You want this to confirm the thesis that everything is bad after the system change. But that's not true. I once traveled around Cuba, and life there couldn't be worse.
      4. + 11
        14 March 2026 20: 03
        In 83, they waited in line to unload, their drumming music from morning until evening, and they barely moved. When asked why, they said, "Why did we make a revolution? To work?" They simply ate up the USSR's loans without much development of industry and agriculture.
        1. -1
          15 March 2026 01: 13
          Exactly: a person eats to live and does not live to eat.
        2. 0
          15 March 2026 17: 01
          In Nicaragua, about 10 years ago, there was a similar picture...
    2. +6
      14 March 2026 19: 30
      Starving in their climate is something you have to learn. The herd doesn't want to work, thinking that if they burn the country down, overthrow the government, and surrender to the Americans, then there'll be food immediately. The Americans have imposed a blockade on them, but it's not their fault.
      1. +2
        15 March 2026 01: 15
        The Americans imposed a blockade on them, but it's not their fault.
        .
        d - demagoguery
      2. 0
        15 March 2026 15: 41
        Given their climate and availability of land, to maintain a food shortage on the island for so many years would require people like those in Mironov's song about the Island of Bad Luck.
        1. +1
          15 March 2026 15: 44
          If people don’t want to work even for themselves on their own property, then what can they do?
    3. +3
      15 March 2026 00: 15
      Quote: opuonmed
      In Cuba, what the Trump administration had been aiming for has begun, with a near-total blockade of the island.
      Everyone's hungry, but no one can help Cuba—not Russia, not China, with fuel or food—so unrest breaks out, and the government can't do anything! It looks like Cuba will soon become American.

      I'm wondering.
      And those who go out into the streets to riot - what are they counting on?
      I understand that there is a desire every day, and to travel by car, and not by scooter, and to watch TV in the evening, and not to read the "Manifesto of the Communist Party" by torchlight...
      So what?
      They're hoping that now, just like that, the last of the communists will be wiped out, the Americans will come and won't sleep at night, just so the Cubans can live happily ever after? Just as happily as the communists promised under communism.

      WHERE AND WHEN did the Americans, having overthrown any government, make the people happier? Are they already baking sweet buns for Cubans around the clock and filling tankers with gasoline?
      Is there anyone left in Cuba who still remembers the Batista regime, under which America ruled Cuba? Let them tell the young people...
      A floating casino and a floating brothel - that's what America is preparing for Cuba. Essentially, it's the same as it was under Batista. Well, there's also a tobacco kiosk and a local watering hole—but that's an acquired taste...
      1. +2
        15 March 2026 15: 08
        A floating casino and a floating brothel - that's what America is preparing for Cuba.

        The Cubans themselves might not be against this arrangement. If, as people say, they're not the biggest fans of work...
        1. 0
          15 March 2026 15: 40
          Quote: Murmillo
          The Cubans themselves may not be against this scenario.

          Maybe they wouldn't mind. If only this whole paradise were theirs and they were allowed anywhere beyond the dishwasher in a restaurant, or anywhere beyond the maid's room in a casino.
          The point is that those who remember Batista know where they were allowed to go back then and for whom the casinos and brothels were.
          And the young people who are rioting in the squares think that the Americans will come and hand them all this grace. On a silver platter.
          Remember Ukraine's dreams of how great they would live in Europe - it's the same here.
      2. -1
        15 March 2026 16: 39
        There's still a brothel there, just a nominally free one, with hungry and powerless residents. Let them at least make money. Better a cheerful people with "low social responsibility" than overfed prostitutes in power.
  5. + 21
    14 March 2026 18: 54
    Gorbachev's legacy... and our "government" is just whining.
    1. + 11
      14 March 2026 19: 29
      "Our government" is not wasting time, it is acting according to a "plan".
    2. + 11
      14 March 2026 19: 30
      Quote: Aerolab
      Gorbachev's legacy... and our "government" is just whining.

      So are the heirs too.
  6. -1
    14 March 2026 18: 55
    Quote: Michael
    Quote: tralflot1832
    You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

    Where do the golden youth live differently?

    I thought that only in Cuba would the Castro family name be disgraced. I wouldn’t say that these are children, these are grandchildren.
    1. +6
      14 March 2026 21: 43
      Quote: tralflot1832
      I wouldn't say that these are children, these are grandchildren.

      "A son is not responsible for his father" (I.V. Stalin)
      And especially a grandson!
      Incidentally, Khrushchev's great-granddaughter has been declared a foreign agent. She graduated from MGIMO and immediately went to the United States in 1991 to finish her studies. That's how latent Trotskyism is transmitted!
  7. 0
    14 March 2026 18: 58
    Apparently, the last leaders of Cuba were mistaken in betting on international tourism.
    1. +7
      14 March 2026 19: 24
      Quote: tralflot1832
      Apparently, the last leaders of Cuba were mistaken in betting on international tourism.

      No. Right now, a large group of "tourists" could arrive on the island, right through the Bay of Pigs.
      Trump needs a new fire near the borders to finally get rid of the Middle East under the slogan "The Homeland is in danger!"
  8. +3
    14 March 2026 19: 01
    What can I say, what can I say... both Americas, that whole region, is a sandbox for striped whales and they are making a lot of efforts to be the main boss there.
    1. + 12
      14 March 2026 19: 10
      The striped whales' sandbox has long been the entire globe, their zone of geopolitical interest. And they don't give a damn about anyone; no one commands them.
      1. -1
        14 March 2026 22: 19
        Besides wanting everything at once, you also need to be able to, to have the opportunity to realize your desires...
  9. +3
    14 March 2026 19: 02
    Trump has succeeded in Latin America, the Maduros and Cuba are screwed. China should think about $800 billion in Latin America.
  10. + 17
    14 March 2026 19: 06
    The Cubans have been given fishing rods by everyone, and they just decided to cancel Mondays.
    1. +8
      14 March 2026 19: 12
      Cuba has no resources, nothing at all, and sanctions for decades...
      So "cancelling Mondays" won't help.
      1. + 19
        14 March 2026 19: 21
        Quote: Vladimir M
        Cuba has no resources, nothing at all, and sanctions for decades...
        So "cancelling Mondays" won't help.

        Resources are always available. It's impossible to have a terrible egg shortage in a country with a warm climate and sugar production waste. Barter is a necessity. We need their rum, cigars, molasses, agricultural produce, flowers, and bananas, while they need food, etc.
        You can't live on an island without building an industrial fishing industry.
        1. +5
          14 March 2026 19: 36
          It's not that simple. Cuba has been under sanctions for decades. What are we supposed to feed the chickens? Sugar production waste? I doubt the chickens would eat that.
          I agree, we could trade with Cuba, but the red-haired gentleman won’t allow it.
          1. +9
            14 March 2026 19: 40
            Quote: Vladimir M
            It's not that simple. Cuba has been under sanctions for decades. What are we supposed to feed the chickens? Sugar production waste? I doubt the chickens would eat that.
            I agree, we could trade with Cuba, but the red-haired gentleman won’t allow it.

            About chickens: chickens eat everything, even grass and polystyrene foam, glass, and stones. I know.
            And the redhead should have been sent into the forest more often, so that he wouldn't get too brazen, but now, simply and openly, put long-range missiles at the Persians.
            1. +8
              14 March 2026 19: 51
              Chickens eat stones to clean their stomachs.
              They eat grass, and vitamins are still a must. But it's unlikely that hens will lay eggs from polystyrene foam.
              I agree with you, we shouldn't "crouch down" in front of Doni, but rather tell him to get lost. But we're missing something here...
              I'm wondering how long it will take us to impose sanctions against Iran. And then we'll get to North Korea.
            2. +1
              14 March 2026 22: 14
              About chickens: chickens eat everything, even grass and polystyrene foam, glass, and stones. I know.

              Damn, what do they teach people in school? Of all the above, only grass can be digested by a bird's body, and only partially. They can peck at anything—yes, they can.
              1. 0
                15 March 2026 12: 53
                Quote: MBRBS
                About chickens: chickens eat everything, even grass and polystyrene foam, glass, and stones. I know.

                Damn, what do they teach people in school? Of all the above, only grass can be digested by a bird's body, and only partially. They can peck at anything—yes, they can.

                Smart guy. I was personally keeping chickens while you were smoking your textbook...
      2. +3
        14 March 2026 23: 20
        Quote: Vladimir M
        Cuba has no resources
        Subtropics, coastline, and (though I don't know what state they're in after communist rule) historical sites. It couldn't be better for tourism. And the proximity to the US, where there are enough people willing to go on an inexpensive vacation, is enough to keep Cuba's tourism industry busy. And then there's rum and cigars, which for some reason are in demand. And what about metallurgy for vegetables, if they have no ore, no fuel, no electricity? And most importantly, there are no consumers for metal.
      3. +1
        15 March 2026 10: 45
        Cuba has no resources, nothing at all.

        Do you think so? I'll disappoint you a little.
        Cuba ranks third in the world (after New Caledonia and Australia...) in nickel reserves.

        Cuba has large reserves of cobalt and ranks third in the world in terms of its mining and production volumes.

        Cuba has large deposits of copper ore (in the provinces of Oriente and Pinar del Rio), manganese ore (in the province of Oriente), chromite (in the province of Camagüey), kaolin (on the Isle of Pines)[21], iron ore, asbestos, rock salt, and phosphorites.

        In 1984, rich oil and gas deposits were discovered in the west of the country. In 2006, development began on an oil and gas field[22] north of the island, off the coast of Florida.

        According to some data, Cuba's offshore oil reserves exceed 5 billion barrels (Havana insists on 20 billion barrels), and gas reserves amount to 300 billion cubic meters. Total confirmed oil reserves in 2010 amounted to 178,9 million barrels, and natural gas reserves – 70,9 billion cubic meters[23].

        As one famous cat said, we have the means...
        1. +1
          15 March 2026 17: 06
          Yes, unfortunately, Cuba has been affected not only by sanctions but also by ineffective governance and a slew of less-than-hardworking people. Even Russia's debt write-off of over $30 billion hasn't helped much...
    2. +9
      14 March 2026 19: 36
      The Cubans have been given fishing rods by everyone, and they just decided to cancel Mondays.
      Not only did no one give them fishing rods, but their rods were taken away.
      Only now have fishermen been allowed to sell part of their catch at the market, and the "home-based" fishermen who make souvenirs and sell them at the market have been legalized, as have those who run cafes.
      Even keeping a cow is a problem - to slaughter it, you need to get certificates and show it to the vet - and how to transport it?
      Bread - two loaves a day, wait in line. Money arrives on your card, but there's nowhere to pay with it, so you have to stand in line at the bank "when the money arrives." There's no meat in the stores, even those that sell foreign currency (I tried chicken once).
      Every boss makes his own little "business deal", and for the rest - ....
      Among the reforms - "those very ones" allowed marriage, but socialism did not come.
      am
      And even ours were not allowed to enter the nickel, rum, tobacco, or even the hotels (give me a piece of land and move away!!!) - there are “our own” everywhere.
      With such management, it’s strange that they lasted so long; the Cubans were still hoping for the best.
      request
      Things won't get any better if the local KGB doesn't decide to do "the right thing"—Trump will be followed by drug cartels with cash and religious cults with AK-47s and machetes. There will be more food and more bodies—the country will turn into... "blackjack."
      The people there are good, it's a shame...
      crying
    3. 0
      14 March 2026 21: 40
      tralflot1832 Please announce the list of "fishing rods." Russia has reeled in all the Soviet fishing rods. Venezuela helped with gasoline, but now nothing. They don't have modern weapons, and the Soviet ones have exhausted their resources.
      Looks like it'll be a "Caribbean brothel" again. True, their healthcare has improved, so it'll be a brothel-sanatorium-resort for Americans.
  11. + 21
    14 March 2026 19: 11
    Following Venezuela, Russia is losing another long-standing ally in the Latin American region.

    Russia, or rather its authorities, betrayed Cuba back under Gobachev. And the icing on the cake is the decision to close the Russian base in Lourdes. This isn't some marked person; it's the Guarantor himself...
    Cuba, my love, We are all with you in our hearts... In difficult times, friends will stand by our side. Cuba, my love! Homeland or death!
    (A. Pakhmutova/Dobronravov)
    1. + 17
      14 March 2026 19: 23
      Quote: Amateur
      The authorities betrayed Cuba even under Gobachev.

      They betrayed their homeland and their people. Why would they favor Cuba, where communists are in power, and not their oligarchic "brothers?"
    2. 0
      15 March 2026 17: 17
      The problem isn't limited to that: Cuba has been hit by sanctions, ineffective governance, and a fair number of "semi-parasites." Even Russia's debt write-offs of over $30 billion haven't helped them much...
  12. +3
    14 March 2026 19: 15
    The Cuban authorities do not want to become a second Venezuela or Iran.

    Becoming a second Iran?! That's an honor we still have to earn!
  13. + 15
    14 March 2026 19: 16
    We will have to admit that the hegemon is still strong and forget about the multipolar world,

    Is it necessary to remind who presented this peace as an achievement of their foreign policy? am
    which Trump openly mocks.

    It's not just Trump; I'm also somehow happy, even though the occasion (I'm talking about Cuba) is very sad. It's probably a nervous breakdown. laughing

    Since we're on this binge, I propose abolishing BRICS as useless, and also canceling all these endless economic and geopolitical forums and get-togethers, the organization of which only brings losses to the treasury and zero benefit.
  14. 0
    14 March 2026 19: 17
    If only our people could replicate the Cuban scenario in Ukraine like adults, maybe even the kuguts would get it...
  15. +9
    14 March 2026 19: 17
    Quote: Blacksmith 55
    So where is your multipolar world?

    Where, where... in rhyme. Actually, he's standing in line to see Uncle Donnie for a trading permit. Including us...
  16. bbb
    +8
    14 March 2026 19: 21
    They just went and stupidly banned anyone from bringing anything there. And it turns out that's even possible.
  17. +5
    14 March 2026 19: 23
    Quote: Vladimir M
    Cuba has no resources, nothing at all, and sanctions for decades...
    So "cancelling Mondays" won't help.

    The Houthis have nothing but sand and rocks, but look how they make money, they even manage to buy oil and everything else. It all depends on the leaders. I have ambivalent feelings about Cuba.
    1. +3
      14 March 2026 22: 32
      The Houthis have nothing but sand and rocks, but look how they rip

      In what sense do they jerk off?
  18. +8
    14 March 2026 19: 26
    There's nothing to be done; they're left alone with the US. After the collapse of the USSR, they needed to orient themselves toward the Chinese model of building socialism. And do so very loudly. As for assistance from neo-bourgeois Russia, that's unrealistic.
    1. 0
      15 March 2026 17: 18
      Most likely, this really was the most suitable option.
  19. 0
    14 March 2026 19: 26
    Quote: MBRBS
    Quote: tralflot1832
    You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

    But no one's showing us anything. I, for one, haven't come across a single publication on the subject. About our ZM—yes, there have been, and more than once.

    I sometimes read the Cuban and Latin American press, and I'm not lazy. I use Yandex translator.
  20. +9
    14 March 2026 19: 27
    This is what Trump is giving the country coal...
    And everyone also considered Biden's grandfather to be warlike.
    If this continues, who will be next?
    There are only 3 countries left - North Korea, Russia, and China.
    Who will be strangled after Iran?
    ,
    1. 0
      14 March 2026 23: 29
      Quote: Neo-9947
      There are only 3 countries left - North Korea, Russia, and China.
      Who will be strangled after Iran?

      Definitely China. North Korea is insular, and Kim is no fool; he understands that he's only left alone as long as he leaves no one else alone. Russia has Strategic Missile Forces, and there's no real reason to conflict with the US (territory, economic competition), and existing conflicts like the former Ukrainian SSR are artificially created by globalists. China, however, is a real threat to the US. This steam locomotive wasn't crushed when it was just a teapot, but no one will allow it to grow into an armored train.
      1. -1
        14 March 2026 23: 45
        I don't think I agree with you.
        What is China without Russia? It's still China.
        What is Russia without China? And that raises questions... Even if our nails are Chinese.
        It's difficult to suppress China's mattress market. It's economically very strong.
        But Russia... It's the weak link, because it has nothing but the Strategic Missile Forces. For now, they're just talking to us, but by 2030, when Russia is electing its Tsar, the US will get busy and give us a "1990" with widespread shortages (which isn't a problem for them), with popular discontent, and they'll put forward a Yeltsin II. And the people can vote as they see fit.

        And Korea, what about Korea? They just sit there and don't bother anyone. We'll deal with them later, when the time comes.
        China. That's a question for 2040. Let the next generation figure it out. It's too complicated right now.
        1. +2
          14 March 2026 23: 49
          Quote: Neo-9947
          What is Russia without China? And that raises questions... Even if our nails are Chinese.
          It's difficult to silence China with mattresses

          Jamming Russia is like searching for something lost under a streetlamp just because it's lit up, not where you dropped it. Russia is neither a threat nor a competitor to America. On the contrary, a partnership could be quite mutually beneficial. China, however, is a threat. And its strategic potential, unlike its economic potential, is far inferior to Russia's.
          1. 0
            15 March 2026 00: 00
            I agree with you.
            But to tolerate a country, the only country in the world, that can destroy you....?
            And this is Russia. With its weak economy. This is a crime against America!
            What kind of partnership can there be? Either you are the hegemon on the planet, or you will be destroyed.
            This is how I, as an American from Alabama, try to think, even though I live in St. Petersburg.

            Note that they are not allowing us to complete the SVO, they are planning it for 2030 or something (?), gradually intensifying the xox attacks on our peaceful cities.
            Why? So that the people won't be happy with this war in 2030.
            And then another Judas (Yeltsin, Navalny, Vlasov) will ride in on a white horse—underline the point. Because Russia can only be defeated from within.
            1. 0
              15 March 2026 01: 28
              If the US had wanted to dismantle Russia, they would have already pulled it off in the 90s. Instead, they actually contributed to Russia's strengthening, for example, by removing nuclear weapons from Ukraine and dismantling strategic assets. The collapse of the USSR was a surprise even to the US; essentially, we wanted it ourselves.
              1. -5
                15 March 2026 01: 36
                Quote: Dmitry Rigov
                If the US wanted to destroy the Russian Federation, they would have already done it in the 90s.

                That's what they tried to do; it was hot in the Caucasus at the time.
                1. +1
                  17 March 2026 00: 46
                  The Persian Gulf monarchies deserve our thanks. The US, no matter how you slice it, condemned our actions, but they provided us with loans and humanitarian aid; without them, there would have been total devastation.
  21. +4
    14 March 2026 19: 28
    Putin will sell out anyone just to be a good guy for Trump.
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  23. 0
    14 March 2026 19: 30
    The Cuban regime is rotten. The question is: should we support and strengthen rotten regimes like those in Syria, Venezuela, and Cuba? Is this in Russia's interests? I don't think so. It's natural for a rotten regime to seek support from some altruist who supports it only out of a sense of duty, compassion, and false conviction. Is this natural for us?
    1. +8
      14 March 2026 20: 30
      I'd like to understand how exactly Cuba "rotted." And Venezuela, too. And how are their authorities worse than those in Haiti, Jamaica, or Ecuador?
      1. +1
        15 March 2026 01: 38
        Quote: volga17
        And how are the authorities there worse than in Haiti, Jamaica or Ecuador?

        Well, why not? They don’t want to be puppets of the Washington hegemon. laughing hi
      2. 0
        15 March 2026 13: 35
        I'm not interested in Haiti because we don't invest our resources there. We don't take them from the Vologda Oblast and hand them over to Haiti. But if we do subsidize and lend to Cuba, the question arises: for what purpose? Where's our profit? When will we record profits—so that we can then return them, with an increase, to the Vologda Oblast?
      3. 0
        17 March 2026 01: 15
        Quote: volga17
        And Venezuela too.

        Venezuela must really be rotten, since the traitors there gave everything up so easily.
    2. + 13
      14 March 2026 20: 43
      Sometimes it seems to me that our regime has rotted.
      1. -1
        15 March 2026 13: 37
        Not to the same extent as in Europe and America.
    3. +8
      14 March 2026 21: 18
      The Russian regime is rotten. And no country in the world will support it.
    4. -1
      14 March 2026 22: 59
      Quote: chingachguc
      The question is: should we support and strengthen rotten regimes like those in Syria, Venezuela, and Cuba?

      Welcome to the awakening of 2026! We no longer support anyone; that's no longer an issue.
      Oh, sorry, Lukashenko is still here for now, but soon we'll give up on this rotten regime too.
      1. +2
        15 March 2026 14: 22
        We are in a single economic space with Belarus, and that's not just empty talk. One economy, one market. Lukashenko's regime hasn't rotted; it's thriving. Have you even been to Belarus?
  24. +3
    14 March 2026 19: 33
    Quote: Neo-9947
    Do you think in Anchorage, together with Ukraine, they agreed on Venezuela, Iran, Cuba... maybe someone else...
    It’s not entirely clear what Russia will gain from all this mess?

    Well, for now they won't touch me in a big way. Just choke me little by little.
  25. +1
    14 March 2026 19: 34
    Cuba, as a socialist state, is living its last days. The people want to eat and enjoy all the benefits of capitalism. It's already clear that this life is a burden for everyone...they're fed up, and the young people don't want to live like this anymore; the ideals of the Cuban revolution mean nothing to them. Amen.
    1. +4
      14 March 2026 21: 34
      People want to eat and enjoy all the opportunities of capitalism.
      fool
      It was like an extreme rain or an echo of the wind... yes - capitalism will "feed" everyone, it is so kind

      "According to UN data for 2024-2025, about 673-735 million people (more than 8-9% of the world's population) suffer from hunger" - it seems that the "opportunities of capitalism" do not apply to these people... There's more to come
    2. +1
      15 March 2026 05: 42
      People want to eat and take advantage of all the opportunities of capitalism.

      Yes, you read things like this and start believing in aliens.
      One man's bagel, the other man's hole
      This is a capitalist republic.
      (V. Mayakovsky)
  26. HAM
    +1
    14 March 2026 19: 36
    Yesterday I came across a note about Cuban mercenaries in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces...just don't tell me it's a way to survive...
    1. + 11
      14 March 2026 19: 55
      These Cuban mercenaries could very well be from the United States.
      1. +3
        14 March 2026 23: 34
        Most likely from Florida, where there's a huge diaspora of Cubans who fled the revolution and their descendants. Rubio, for example, is one of them.
    2. -3
      14 March 2026 23: 31
      Quote: HAM
      Cuban mercenaries in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
      What are they doing there? Blowjobs?
  27. +6
    14 March 2026 19: 37
    I understand why the protesters are unhappy. I don't understand why the hell they're rioting against the government; it has nothing to do with the problems. The US has cut off everything for you, and you're dying. So it's not the government's fault, but those who created this situation. If you overthrow your government and sell out for "cookies," consider yourself slaves.
    1. -2
      14 March 2026 21: 43
      Would you like me to explain why this all happened? Because, for a while, international law and treaties were respected. Washington liked it or not, but it was a line they wouldn't cross. But then a historian, a document-bearer, an international geostrategist, appears on the scene and begins to redraw borders and international law. What we see and experience is what humanity built more than half a century ago to prevent a repeat of the horrors of World War II, consigned to the dustbin of history. And now you're looking for someone to blame.
      1. +2
        15 March 2026 01: 43
        Quote: Shiden
        rights and treaties were respected, Washington liked it, didn't like it, but that was the line they wouldn't cross.

        What happened in Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya?
      2. +1
        15 March 2026 02: 14
        You probably don't teach history well, but you should have heard about the bombing of Yugoslavia. A hegemon redrawing borders right in the center of Europe. And let's not even mention Third World countries, whose rights have never mattered to anyone, unlike oil.
    2. +2
      15 March 2026 09: 58
      Under any government, the national economy must function. And it was functioning poorly even before the blockade. Why is that? What's going on? Who's to blame?
      There's more than one factor. It's the Communist Party and its organization of the national economy. It's also the mentality of the Cubans themselves.
  28. -2
    14 March 2026 19: 49
    Read "In Defense of Marxism" and everything will become clear.
  29. +3
    14 March 2026 19: 51
    Quote: isv000
    build an industrial fishing industry

    I'm aware of that scandal in the 80s. The USSR, Cuba, and the GDR will build you Atlantic-class ships for transferable rubles, and Fidel Castro will build us a series of 12-14 trawlers for Spanish currency. OOPS. They were built in the early 90s; I met them at the acceptance ceremony in Scotland. They couldn't work at all - they left their "golden" place after two weeks.
    1. +1
      15 March 2026 17: 48
      Under any government, the national economy must function. And it was functioning poorly even before the blockade. Why is that? What's going on? Who's to blame?
      There's more than one factor. It's the Communist Party and its organization of the national economy. It's also the mentality of the Cubans themselves.
  30. +1
    14 March 2026 19: 52
    What is happening now in the Caribbean is all an agreement/redivision of zones of influence in Anchorage.
    We merge, but quietly and discreetly, so as not to arouse suspicion.
    And the bonus we get for this is some economic preferences.
    I feel sorry for the Cubans, but they have only themselves to blame. After the collapse of the USSR, they should have followed the path of China and Vietnam, building communism with a market-oriented face, but instead they continued to be beggars, and this is the result.
    For me, Cuba is like Abkhazia, but the latter is nearby, with all the consequences...
    1. +9
      14 March 2026 20: 29
      For many years I have been reading about various multi-move moves and exchanges, but somehow all of this is not visible in the end.
    2. +1
      15 March 2026 17: 49
      For me, Cuba is like Abkhazia, but the latter is nearby, with all the consequences...

      And it’s good that there are relatively few Abkhazians.
  31. +5
    14 March 2026 19: 56
    Quote: aybolyt678
    Quote: tralflot1832
    You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live.

    North Korea has its own "golden youth" who live no worse

    Kim Jong-un's beloved daughter owns global clothing and accessory brands. She knows her way around D&G, just like her mother. Athletes, artists, and those working around the world for foreign currency live well in the DPRK. That's how it's always been.
  32. +5
    14 March 2026 19: 56
    Quote: komandir8
    Cuba, as a socialist state, is living out its last days.

    She's been living out her final days for over 60 years. Let's see how long these "last days" will last.
    1. +3
      14 March 2026 20: 05
      Who the hell knows... But if they really want the "holy nineties," then they'll get them in full.
      1. +2
        14 March 2026 22: 35
        What does the 90s have to do with it if it was Uncle Epstein-Trump's blockade that drove us to the brink?
        1. 0
          17 March 2026 01: 26
          Quote: VTOL helicopter
          What does the 90s have to do with it?

          Moreover, this whole rabble that wants to organize a Cuban Maidan will get their 90s if they succeed.
          1. 0
            17 March 2026 09: 14
            Did we have a blockade until the 90s? Did the economic collapse actually happen because people wanted something obscene? People wanted to live better than they were, but they were given shock therapy for some reason, and the majority of them started living worse, and rich people appeared. It was the usual savage scam of gold in exchange for glass beads, but they tried to adopt something useful.
            1. 0
              17 March 2026 14: 06
              Quote: VTOL helicopter
              In general, did the collapse of the economy happen because people wanted something obscene?

              The collapse of the economy happened because traitors came to power.
              1. 0
                18 March 2026 13: 32
                traitors came to power

                It should be noted here that this betrayal can be considered ongoing because negative phenomena occur even after 30 years, for example, a population decline of 1 million per year. If so, then this is something more thought out than betrayal.
  33. +3
    14 March 2026 20: 00
    Quote: Vladimir M
    These Cuban mercenaries could very well be from the United States.
    These Cuban mercenaries may be not only from the United States but also from Spain.
    1. +3
      14 March 2026 20: 12
      I agree with you, they could also be from Spain.
      Still, I think that if we are throwing money away on Central Asia, the Caucasus, Abkhazia..., then it would be better to build an outpost in Cuba. hi
  34. +6
    14 March 2026 20: 03
    Cubans! Hold on!! We couldn't resist.
  35. -1
    14 March 2026 20: 03
    Maidanites... they are Maidanites even in Cuba
  36. +6
    14 March 2026 20: 03
    Why isn't China helping Cuba's communists? Apparently, the Chinese party is communist in name only, but in reality, it's just ordinary capitalists.
    1. +5
      14 March 2026 20: 30
      Chinese communists...such communists... laughing Ordinary nationalist traders.
    2. -1
      14 March 2026 22: 32
      There is nothing stopping them from organizing a blockade of Taiwan using the same principle.
  37. +7
    14 March 2026 20: 07
    The snot-chewing continues... Faberge turns out to be glass. To lose such a foothold... Although Cuba has long been stewing in its own juice and only Donya has set fire to the entire planet.
  38. +7
    14 March 2026 20: 16
    Quote: Bonzaev Senpai Kamikazevich
    Why isn't China helping Cuba's communists? Apparently, the Chinese party is communist in name only, but in reality, it's just ordinary capitalists.

    Actually, it helps, but unlike the USSR, which simply supported Cuba, China provides humanitarian aid to keep its pants up.
    And, yes, the capitalist in the Chinese communist is becoming more and more pronounced, and wants investments that Cuba cannot offer because it does not want to, does not know how, and will never learn how...
    The Yankees will soon arrive and the local population will be reduced to a service sector.
  39. +1
    14 March 2026 20: 22
    It's a pity for Cuba, but perhaps this is its fate.
  40. +4
    14 March 2026 20: 30
    What about Cuba? Someone can't avenge their own people...
  41. +9
    14 March 2026 20: 43
    I am over 60 years old, and my generation, which remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis, is especially bitter to see how we are betraying our allies! hi negative And we surrender "without a fight"! angry
    1. +3
      15 March 2026 01: 47
      Quote: senima56
      It's especially bitter to watch how we're surrendering our allies! hi negative And we're surrendering "without a fight"!

      That's how we surrendered our own country 35 years ago without a fight.
      1. +1
        15 March 2026 02: 56
        Quote: guest
        That's how we surrendered our own country 35 years ago without a fight.

        Not certainly in that way.
        In 1993, they resisted for a while, even to the point of shootings in stadiums (for some reason, Allende and Pinochet's junta came to mind), but then the people went quiet. Apparently, they didn't like the prospect of having corpses dumped in barges all over Russia, and they gave in.
  42. ptt
    +5
    14 March 2026 21: 13
    It's all expected, the question is when this trend will catch up with us! It's been 27, 28. The mechanism has been set in motion, and the managers are failing to fulfill their responsibilities, absolutely not!
  43. -2
    14 March 2026 21: 16
    All these protesting jumpers will regret it. And if the pro-American "democratic" opposition wins, they'll face purges, death squads, and Colombian-Mexican drug cartels.
    Well, considering the high level of medicine - a black transplant center with organ harvesting right next to the clinics.
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  45. +1
    14 March 2026 21: 43
    Cubans are not the same anymore, they will sell the country for a dollar and work for the Americans, just like Castro.
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  47. +1
    14 March 2026 21: 47
    Quote: Michael
    Quote: tralflot1832
    I wouldn't say that these are children, these are grandchildren.

    "A son is not responsible for his father" (I.V. Stalin)
    And especially a grandson!
    Incidentally, Khrushchev's great-granddaughter has been declared a foreign agent. She graduated from MGIMO and immediately went to the United States in 1991 to finish her studies. That's how latent Trotskyism is transmitted!

    Only they, the grandchildren, live at the expense of their grandfather and father in Cuba.
  48. +1
    14 March 2026 21: 50
    To be fair, I would like to ask what communist rule gave Cuba, since there is poverty all around.
  49. +1
    14 March 2026 21: 53
    Quote: MBRBS
    tralflot1832 Please announce the list of "fishing rods." Russia has reeled in all the Soviet fishing rods. Venezuela helped with gasoline, but now nothing. They don't have modern weapons, and the Soviet ones have exhausted their resources.
    Looks like it'll be a "Caribbean brothel" again. True, their healthcare has improved, so it'll be a brothel-sanatorium-resort for Americans.

    Today I already talked about one fishing rod with 12-14 lures; each Spanish lure cost $3-5 million at that time. laughing
  50. -2
    14 March 2026 22: 28
    It looks like the spirit of Anchorage
  51. +1
    14 March 2026 22: 34
    The irony is that even if the communist regime falls, the population won't fare much better. Of course, the consequences of the blockade will be eliminated, but work still needs to be done.
    1. +1
      15 March 2026 02: 20
      But they'll be told who's to blame. I'm sure it won't be the US.
  52. -2
    14 March 2026 23: 39
    Cuba must attack the PLA base at Guantónamo. If we're going to die, we're going to take as many enemies with us as possible!
    1. +2
      15 March 2026 09: 36
      Quote: The Meaning of Life
      Cuba must attack the PLA base at Guantónamo. If we're going to die, we're going to take as many enemies with us as possible!

      The people don't want to attack anyone - that's the problem.
  53. 0
    15 March 2026 02: 48
    Protesters are chanting anti-government slogans, smashing and setting fire to Communist Party offices and other government institutions. The government no longer controls the streets, and the crowd declares they have nothing to lose.

    It smells like Gorbachev's era. Is this Cuban "perestroika" in action? wink
  54. -2
    15 March 2026 06: 08
    "Who will be next if Iran falls? We will have to admit that the hegemon is still strong and forget about the multipolar world..."

    Russia should be supporting those "multipolar powers" which are NOT Islamic fundamentalists or have Islamic-leaning governments and populaces - ie, Cuba, North Korea, China etc., and NOT Iran, Taliban, Erdogan's Turkey and the like. It is a GOOD thing if vile, oppressive Islamic regimes such as that of the Iranian mullahs are overthrown. If only the non-Islamic or secular sovereign powers get destroyed and the likes of the Iranian mullah regime survive, then the whole world will become divided into the "civilizational polar struggle" of US/Western imperialists vs. Islamists and sharia. Does Russia want to be on the side of medieval Islamists in such a case? Then every normal person would be AGAINST Russia, and for good reason.
    1. -2
      15 March 2026 10: 35
      Firstly, Russia does not owe anything to anyone.
      Secondly, when the US/Western brought the Nazis to power in Europe, supported them and hid them from justice, this did not prevent them from participating in and helping the USSR in the war against these Nazis.

      So who is on which side has been known for a long time, and there is no need to pretend to be religious idealists here, since the US/Western have never been them, but only used their religiosity as a fig leaf.
      1. -1
        15 March 2026 12: 37
        @Kollega: I don't get what you're trying to say, exactly. Are you saying that Russia should support Islamist regimes?
        1. 0
          16 March 2026 22: 37
          Read point 1.
          What are you trying to say? That the US/Western will always and forever support Nazis, punitive forces, and terrorists?
  55. +3
    15 March 2026 06: 40
    Russia's foreign policy is nothing but successes and victories.
  56. +2
    15 March 2026 07: 55
    They'll be surprised when, after overthrowing the regime, they discover that life hasn't improved.
  57. -1
    15 March 2026 09: 32
    And who is really next after Cuba?
  58. -1
    15 March 2026 10: 18
    I have long said that in 2022-2023 it was necessary to reset space and plunge the world into the middle of the 20th century.
    A lot of things would not have happened and will not happen.
  59. +3
    15 March 2026 11: 56
    That's how the Cuban revolution will end, just like the Venezuelan one. Lenin spoke the truth: a revolution must be able to defend itself, otherwise it's worthless. And you'll be taken to America in your nightclothes.
  60. 0
    15 March 2026 12: 31
    I remember Russia surrendering Serbia and all of Eastern Europe like that. Then they came for it.
  61. -2
    15 March 2026 12: 33
    It's impossible to be more Syrian than the Syrians themselves. The same goes for Cubans and Iranians. Iran ratified an economic agreement with Russia just before the attack; military assistance wasn't even considered. Everywhere, there's a multi-vector approach with a more or less predictable outcome. Even here. Of course, we feel sorry for Cuba, and for Iran, and for the starving children in Africa. But for many reasons, we can't help them. If Russia doesn't collapse, that would be a miracle. The only thing we can really do is blow up a US aircraft carrier and blame it on the Houthis. We can cut off all electricity in Ukraine and stop all supplies from Poland, Hungary, and Romania. But for some reason, no one is even trying.
  62. 0
    15 March 2026 13: 03
    And the Cubans want American panties... They'll get what they deserve when they "lie down" for them... There will only be more poverty...
  63. -1
    15 March 2026 13: 07
    In general, the US is allied with the most powerful countries in every region, and to a significant extent, the Russian elite. Alone, we could overexert ourselves; we need allies. Putin constantly talks about unification and joint efforts. When this reaches the countries condemned to plunder, then perhaps something can be done. And it doesn't necessarily require conquering or destroying Iran and so on down the list; it's enough to reduce them to the level of Afghanistan or Syria. There, they might rally, squabble, stage protests, or even divide the country into factions. This understanding of joint resistance is absent from Cuba, China and India, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the CIS. It's every man for himself, my own business. And there's no soft power to explain this, no coherent idea, not even an explanation for our actions or inactions, even to our own people. We have nothing to show for it, only imperial phantom pains. The US, however, has become adept at information warfare, at psychology, and through the structures it has created, influence is everywhere. Their advisers consult in Afghanistan, their grants and organizations in Russia, and Russians in love with America are in huge numbers in a wide variety of positions. I've personally experienced this; a whole stratum of opinion leaders in our country have been nurtured by Americans.
  64. -2
    15 March 2026 14: 02
    Quote: tralflot1832
    You should see how the "golden youth" of Cuba's leaders live. They've certainly raised some idiots.

    A relative works on organizing holidays for "the children of our oligarchs."
    The birthday of the 12-year-old offspring of a bloodsucker cost 300,000,000 rubles.
    Folk artists, knights, castle, cavalry, etc.
    Live with it.

    You can rock any country in a few weeks.
    The issue is not about the stratification of the poorest 10% and the richest 10% (we are ahead of the entire planet).
    It's a question of the team's skills.
    A bloody rebellion could even break out in Switzerland.
    If only there was demand and funding.
  65. 0
    15 March 2026 14: 31
    Russia isn't losing an ally in Cuba, as the word "ally" derives from the word "union." And no formal alliance (or even partnership) agreements exist between the two countries.
  66. +1
    15 March 2026 14: 33
    Quote: Sergey Kam
    And the Cubans want American panties... They'll get what they deserve when they "lie down" for them... There will only be more poverty...

    It definitely won't happen again. I've been to Cuba about 15 times. Whenever I fly there, I always bring a suitcase and a half of used clothes, which I give to the hotel staff. No one has ever refused.
  67. 0
    15 March 2026 15: 46
    Six months ago, a well-known journalist of ours aired a program. One fact surprised me: a commercial state-owned store sells goods that are even more expensive than black market prices. Apparently, the ruling elite has long since degenerated and thinks they can hold the people together for over 60 years with revolutionary demagoguery alone. It's an island of bad luck, indeed.
  68. 0
    15 March 2026 19: 08
    Don't stir things up. Who said Cuba is ruled by communists? Like the Communist Party in China, although that's just a name—there's been nothing communist or sacred about it in China for a long time, just capitalism. So in Cuba, all that's left is a name; Cuban citizens lazily basked in the sun, doing nothing in particular. Now Trump has ruined that fun, and what about us? Russia has already betrayed all its allies and has no one left. What's there to grieve about? We haven't been able to deal with Ukraine for five years now. The government is presenting this war as something distant and unserious, something that's happening somewhere and let it go. But it doesn't concern the citizens. This could all end badly for the country.
  69. 0
    15 March 2026 23: 21
    I AM WRITING FROM CUBA.
    IT IS TRUE THAT SITUATION IS DIFFICULT, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL CHAOS OR RIOTS AS THIS FAKE ARTICLE SAYS.
    IN ONE OF 244 CUBAN TOWNS, 100 PEOPLE PROTESTED AND SIX MEN (OBE OF THEM DRUNK) BROKE A WINDOW, TOOK TO THE STREET AND SET FIRE TO SOME FURNITURE OF LOCAL COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICES LOBBY. ALSO THEY TRIED TO BURN A PUBLIC PHARMACY AND A SMALL STORE.
    THAT WAS AT MORÓN, CIEGO DE ÁVILA.

    AT HAVANA, AND OTHER MAIN CITIES, SOME PEOPLE IS PROTESTING FOR THE EXTENSIVE BLACKOUTS, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL MARCHES OR REPRESSION.

    WE AT CUBA ARE AT A VERY HARD SITUATION, AND FAKE NEWS, FAKE ALARMS, ARE ALL THE TIME RINGING.

    IT IS TRUE THAT SOME GRANDSONS OR SONS OR RELATIVES OF POLITICAL LEADERS ARE HAVING A LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLE WHILE THEIR FATHERS ASK FOR RESISTANCE TO GENERAL MASSES.
    IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE CORRUPTS.
    BUT THERE ARE A LOT LESS THAN AT THE OLD USSR OR AT ANY LATIN AMERICAN OR AFRICAN COUNTRY OR PERHAPS EVEN ACTUAL RUSSIA OR EUROPE OR ANY ASIAN NATION.

    THIS KIND OF TEXTS PAVE THE WAY FOR ATTACKS ON CUBA AND ISOLATION.
    OUR SITUATION IS ALMOST OF WAR WITHOUT BOMBS, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL PROTESTS NOR RIOTS, THE COUNTRY IT IS QUITE CALM FOR NOW.
    PEOPLE IS WORKING, STUDYING, RECYCLING, INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS, USING HORSES AND BIKES, AND THE TERRORIST COMMANDO FROM USA IN SPEEDBOATS WAS INTERCEPTED AND SHOT BY OUR BORDER GUARDS, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE US WEAPONS, SUITS AND MUNITIONS THEY BROUGHT IN CUBAN MEDIA.

    ABOUT TALKS WITH USA, NO ONE TRUST THEM, AND EVEN THE OPPOSITION SAYS OFFICIAL CUBAN LEADERS ARE LOOSING GROUND AND WAISTING TIME.

    TOPWAR.RU IS TO ME AN INTERESTING WEBSITE WITH MILITARY SUBJECTS. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW MIAMI-CIA TROLLS TO POLLUTE YOUR WEBSITE.
    IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO LIVE IN CUBA, TO ALSO SEE IN SERIOUS WEBSITES SOME FAKE AND NONSENSE ARTICLES.
  70. 0
    15 March 2026 23: 58
    It's been a long time coming. It's strange that the regime lasted so long. They never recovered the economy after Covid. I've been going there regularly for years. In 2024 and 2025, there was no sugar for breakfast with my coffee, no coffee at all, and then no chicken eggs for four days. In March 2025, at a 4.5* hotel in Hulgin, there was no meat at all for three days, only one type of fish. An employee told me that the eggs were being brought in from Costa Rica because they closed their farms, and the planned economy can't reopen them so quickly.
  71. 0
    16 March 2026 00: 09
    Quote: Green-44
    I AM WRITING FROM CUBA.
    IT IS TRUE THAT SITUATION IS DIFFICULT, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL CHAOS OR RIOTS AS THIS FAKE ARTICLE SAYS.
    IN ONE OF 244 CUBAN TOWNS, 100 PEOPLE PROTESTED AND SIX MEN (OBE OF THEM DRUNK) BROKE A WINDOW, TOOK TO THE STREET AND SET FIRE TO SOME FURNITURE OF LOCAL COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICES LOBBY. ALSO THEY TRIED TO BURN A PUBLIC PHARMACY AND A SMALL STORE.
    THAT WAS AT MORÓN, CIEGO DE ÁVILA.

    AT HAVANA, AND OTHER MAIN CITIES, SOME PEOPLE IS PROTESTING FOR THE EXTENSIVE BLACKOUTS, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL MARCHES OR REPRESSION.

    WE AT CUBA ARE AT A VERY HARD SITUATION, AND FAKE NEWS, FAKE ALARMS, ARE ALL THE TIME RINGING.

    IT IS TRUE THAT SOME GRANDSONS OR SONS OR RELATIVES OF POLITICAL LEADERS ARE HAVING A LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLE WHILE THEIR FATHERS ASK FOR RESISTANCE TO GENERAL MASSES.
    IT IS TRUE THAT THERE ARE CORRUPTS.
    BUT THERE ARE A LOT LESS THAN AT THE OLD USSR OR AT ANY LATIN AMERICAN OR AFRICAN COUNTRY OR PERHAPS EVEN ACTUAL RUSSIA OR EUROPE OR ANY ASIAN NATION.

    THIS KIND OF TEXTS PAVE THE WAY FOR ATTACKS ON CUBA AND ISOLATION.
    OUR SITUATION IS ALMOST OF WAR WITHOUT BOMBS, BUT THERE IS NO GENERAL PROTESTS NOR RIOTS, THE COUNTRY IT IS QUITE CALM FOR NOW.
    PEOPLE IS WORKING, STUDYING, RECYCLING, INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS, USING HORSES AND BIKES, AND THE TERRORIST COMMANDO FROM USA IN SPEEDBOATS WAS INTERCEPTED AND SHOT BY OUR BORDER GUARDS, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE US WEAPONS, SUITS AND MUNITIONS THEY BROUGHT IN CUBAN MEDIA.

    ABOUT TALKS WITH USA, NO ONE TRUST THEM, AND EVEN THE OPPOSITION SAYS OFFICIAL CUBAN LEADERS ARE LOOSING GROUND AND WAISTING TIME.

    TOPWAR.RU IS TO ME AN INTERESTING WEBSITE WITH MILITARY SUBJECTS. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW MIAMI-CIA TROLLS TO POLLUTE YOUR WEBSITE.
    IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO LIVE IN CUBA, TO ALSO SEE IN SERIOUS WEBSITES SOME FAKE AND NONSENSE ARTICLES.

    Hey Buddy,
    I really love CUBA and go there every year. Already had a pre-booked tour for March 2026, however it was cancelled.
    With all due respect, communist regimes don't survive. USSR with 300 million people population who supported Cuba with everything only existed about 72 years. To be strong and independent, any country has to have it's own production of different things, machinery, etc. If you only know how to dance salsa and play Che Guevara on the guitar, the economy will sink fast.
    1. 0
      17 March 2026 06: 02
      I agree with you that actual cuban system must change 359° (almost like Baerbok) but that can be achieved without violence or invasion. China and Vietnam emerged from ashes or poverty with a mixture of free market and planned economy issues.
      Cuba has fertile lands, no dangerous animals, beautiful beaches, coral reefs and landscapes, wonderful climate (excepting hurricanes) vast cultural products, many educated people, huge nickel and cobalt mines, produces 33-40% of his own oil consume rate, excellent geographical situation with deep closed bays, biotech compounds, and many other things. Has all the ingredients to succeed... But it is only 90 miles from USA. And even Benjamin Franklin said should belong to their empire. Since then, all the time, USA has deeply influenced the fate of Cuba. Perhaps if they have not been so hostiles and evil, Cuba hasn't become so communist or centrally planned or square-thinking. Carter and Obama achieved a lot more with smiles and handshakes than this Orange Caligula until now with menaces. They achieved certain internal changes, deep ones, and this Epstein fanpic only achieves suffering and trouble. Of course, all depends on Cuban leaders, as Venezuela shows.
      The will can resist or not, you can evolve as a natural way or be forced to obey if you dont have enough balls and brain. To the masses or deputies you can say some nice words, but the will of leaders of small countries attacked by USA IS the main core. Today there is no general protests nor chaos in Cuba. There is stress. There are many people worried, angry, suffering, or doing their best, or praying, or stealing... But there is no massive demonstration.
      Again, please do not publish nonsense from CIA trolls. Today the bells rank for Iran or Cuba, tomorrow could be for you.
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  73. -1
    16 March 2026 06: 15
    Was everything fine and plentiful in Cuba before this? The country has three parallel currencies!!! Like in the late USSR!!! When rubles only got you a punch in the face, and everything else was available for banknotes and various Vneshtorgbank checks at Beryozka and Albatross stores!!! People lived in poverty in Cuba.
    1. 0
      17 March 2026 08: 17
      Don't lie, only a tiny fraction of the USSR's population had these receipts; most never saw them and never visited any Beryozka stores. The scarce goods were bought for the same rubles, with a premium, from speculators, not with receipts.
  74. 0
    16 March 2026 18: 08
    Trump will put the squeeze on Cuba, no one will help here - it's his backyard, he's the boss.
  75. 0
    18 March 2026 14: 59
    Quote: Green-44
    I agree with you that actual cuban system must change 359° (almost like Baerbok) but that can be achieved without violence or invasion. China and Vietnam emerged from ashes or poverty with a mixture of free market and planned economy issues.
    Cuba has fertile lands, no dangerous animals, beautiful beaches, coral reefs and landscapes, wonderful climate (excepting hurricanes) vast cultural products, many educated people, huge nickel and cobalt mines, produces 33-40% of his own oil consume rate, excellent geographical situation with deep closed bays, biotech compounds, and many other things. Has all the ingredients to succeed... But it is only 90 miles from USA. And even Benjamin Franklin said should belong to their empire. Since then, all the time, USA has deeply influenced the fate of Cuba. Perhaps if they have not been so hostiles and evil, Cuba hasn't become so communist or centrally planned or square-thinking. Carter and Obama achieved a lot more with smiles and handshakes than this Orange Caligula until now with menaces. They achieved certain internal changes, deep ones, and this Epstein fanpic only achieves suffering and trouble. Of course, all depends on Cuban leaders, as Venezuela shows.
    The will can resist or not, you can evolve as a natural way or be forced to obey if you dont have enough balls and brain. To the masses or deputies you can say some nice words, but the will of leaders of small countries attacked by USA IS the main core. Today there is no general protests nor chaos in Cuba. There is stress. There are many people worried, angry, suffering, or doing their best, or praying, or stealing... But there is no massive demonstration.
    Again, please do not publish nonsense from CIA trolls. Today the bells rank for Iran or Cuba, tomorrow could be for you.

    Just fyi
    Vietnam didn't come from ashes by itself. Surprisely, they became close friends with USA.
    And just out of curiocity. If you agree that the course should have been changed on 359 degrees, why it didn't happen earlier? After Fidel the next guy in power was again Castro...