The U_S_ has announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba’s president accusing the U_S_ of an “energy blockade.

President Donald Trump recently threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba and has said the country is on the verge of collapse.

The assistance arrives amid increased U.S. pressure on Cuba, including sanctions and a “national emergency” declaration by President Donald Trump.

Trump issues executive orders to impose tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, citing ‘extraordinary threat’ to U.S. national security. Here’s how people are reacting

President Donald Trump suggested that negotiations are ongoing with senior officials in Cuba after the president threatened tariffs against countries trading oil with the Caribbean nation. Trump spoke about the current relationship with Cuba to reporters on Sunday.

Some of the most influential voices inside and outside the island believe that the regime is at a critical juncture that threatens its survival

Foreign diplomats in Cuba told me in recent weeks that Trump’s forecast of an upcoming Cuban regime demise may not be exaggerated. | Opinion

Cuba doesn't have electricity or food, but Trump's executive order claims it's "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States.