cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44926860

[a video about Cuba from the news collective Belly Of The Beast]

British MP Jeremy Corbyn arrived in Havana as part of an international solidarity delegation from Nuestra América Convoy and he didn’t hold back. In this interview, he explains what he saw on the ground and why he believes this moment represents the worst point in Cuba’s decades-long struggle against the U.S. blockade and economic war.

Corbyn points at the Trump administration’s sanctions as the driving force behind Cuba’s current energy crisis. With no oil coming in, daily life has become a matter of endurance. He called for $18 billion in international investment to transition the island to solar and wind power, resources Cuba hasn’t in abundance.

His message to critics who blame Havana’s government instead of Washington? The problem isn’t Cuba’s people or its education. The problem is that international finance has been locked out by political pressure.