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Re:Internet outages in Cuba following widespread anti-govern... by Turing_Machine on Monday July 12, 2021 @09:51PM (#27816963)
> The US threatens to sanction any country doing business with Cuba.

No, they don't. Canada, right next door, has a vast amount of trade with Cuba. No "threats" are in play.

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Re:Internet outages in Cuba following widespread anti-govern... by aaomidi on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @12:37AM (#27817670)
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-global-trade-cuba-...

You're wrong.

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Re:Internet outages in Cuba following widespread anti-govern... by alentist on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @01:42AM (#27817920)
No, they're not.

Cuban officials say the cargo carrier of Colombia-based Avianca Airlines declined to carry the aid to Cuba because its major shareholder is a U.S.-based company subject to the trade embargo on Cuba.

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Re:Internet outages in Cuba following widespread anti-govern... by aaomidi on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @12:01PM (#27822596)
Yes. That's how threats of sanctions work.
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Re:Internet outages in Cuba following widespread anti-govern... by alentist on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @01:44PM (#27823837)
No. Cuba trades with China, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.

https://oec.world/en/profile/country/cub

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