Daily brief
Cuba has rejected a U.S. Embassy request to bring in fuel, calling the proposal 'shameless' and refusing to negotiate under what it terms an oil blockade. The Cuban government also reiterated that its political system and leadership are not subjects for discussion with the United States, vowing to defend its sovereignty against external pressure.
Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Irish band Kneecap arrived in Cuba as part of an aid convoy.