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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by oldnetguy on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:24AM (#41886011)
Cuba can trade with anyone else. They trade with Canada for heck sake.

They have the whole world, their economy shouldn't need us.

Let them work with China and see how well that works out

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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by pjmlp on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:29AM (#41886035)
No they cannot, as US imposes sanction on any country that defies the embargo, so Cuba ends up trading with those that couldn't care less about US embargos.
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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by bpodgursky on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:43AM (#41886102)
Is the US sanctioning Canada? I must have missed that news.
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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by creddit on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:51AM (#41886128)
Not directly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helms–Burton_Act
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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by pjmlp on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:52AM (#41886134)
Welcome to the world of politics and the hypocrisy, where application of rules depends on the weaknesses of who is being blocked.

"Certain jurisdictions, such as the European Union and Canada, have so-called blocking statutes in place that are intended to mitigate the impact of U.S. sanctions on their citizens or entities conducting (in their view) legitimate business in Cuba."

https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2019/05/under-...

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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by creddit on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:33AM (#41886053)
And yet billions in trade with the EU:

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/factsheets/country...

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Re:Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major powe... by pjmlp on Saturday October 19, 2024 @02:52AM (#41886137)
See sibling reply.
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