The collapse on Monday left the entire country of about 10 million without power, according to the Union Nacional Electrica de Cuba (UNE). No oil has been imported to Cuba since January 9 amid the US pressure campaign. Following the US military abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the government of Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez agreed to stifle oil shipments to Cuba. Reuters news agency reported that Cuba has received only two small vessels carrying oil imports this year, citing SEG ship-tracking data it reviewed. Earlier this month, a blackout hit two-thirds of the country, mainly in the centre and west, for over a day after a breakdown at the Antonio Guiteras power plant, the island’s largest. His top officials, meanwhile, have vowed the US will continue to take a militaristic approach to Latin America, even as the US fights a war against Iran alongside Israel.