Cuba is set to lose access to one of its main suppliers of oil after the Trump administration captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.

The Trump administration is considering new strategies to push for regime change in Cuba, including a complete blockade on oil imports to the island nation, according to a Politico report on Friday.

U.S. diplomats recently warned the public that the U.S. Embassy in Havana “is unable to address any issues” related to “forced departure” from Cuba.

By Simon Lewis and Dave Sherwood WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Jan 15 - The U.S. State Department's top aid official on Thursday said Cuba's authorities must not interfere with a shipment of humanitarian aid to its people and suggested President Donald Trump could take action if Cuba does not comply.

Following the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro in an operation in which several Cuban security officers died protecting him, Donald Trump joined a long line of U.S. presidents who over the decades anticipated the collapse of Cuba’s communist government.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the U.S. was sending the “first humanitarian shipment” to Cuba to help residents recovering from Hurricane Melissa. “We are working with the Catholic Church and partners to ensure aid reaches the Cuban people directly – not the illegitimate regime,

Cuba’s worsening energy crisis has intensified following the loss of Venezuelan oil supplies, forcing Havana to seek short-term relief from Mexico while confronting the need for long-term structural reform under mounting U.

Russia's interior minister met with top leaders of ally Cuba in Havana on Tuesday, a show of solidarity after US President Donald Trump warned that the island's longtime communist government "is ready to fall.