Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in


People line up to buy bread in Havana, as Cubans from all walks of life hunker into survival mode amid prolonged blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport, while the United States increases pressure on the communist‑run nation, in Cuba, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

HAVANA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, ‌navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the U.S. threatens a stranglehold on the communist-run nation.

Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents of towns and neighborhoods around the capital Havana – the country's political and economic engine - from ‌street vendors to private sector workers, taxi drivers and state employees.

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