Ruaridh Nicoll

Daniel Montero, a US-based reporter covering Havana and the humanitarian toll of the oil blockade, and Ruaridh Nicoll, The Guardian’s Havana correspondent, discuss life under fuel shortages and the economic collapse hitting transport, tourism and businesses. They unpack US pressure, Trump and Rubio’s aims, Cuban political responses, fears after provocative remarks, and what concessions Havana might consider.

Ruaridh Nicoll, a freelance journalist based in Havana who reports for The Guardian and The Telegraph, shares on-the-ground reporting from a 900 km hitchhiking trip across Cuba. He covers the oil blockade, daily hardships like closed schools and funerals, widening inequality and hyperinflation, the surprise Russian tanker, and possible US strategies and outcomes for the island.

Ruaridh Nicoll, Havana-based journalist reporting on Cuban politics and society. He describes crippling oil shortages and daily blackouts. He discusses Cuba’s reliance on Venezuela and the shock of Maduro’s removal. He explores protests, the Morón incident, and fears stirred by Trump’s “Cuba’s next” rhetoric. He examines targeted US pressure and the limited international responses.