US weighs UN travel curbs for Cuban officials

Cuban state media has opened a debate over soaring prices, highlighting that powdered milk in Matanzas can cost more than the monthly minimum wage after the government removed national price caps on several goods. Separately, the Trump administration is weighing tighter controls on Cuban officials returning to New York for a U.N. vote on the U.S. embargo, while Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemns Washington’s sanctions and oil restrictions as collective punishment; fuel shortages have contributed to blackouts and disrupted essential services. A separate analysis argues that U.S. sanctions and limited transport and financial capacity are also impeding humanitarian aid, even as Washington has pledged assistance and expanded some channels for private-sector transactions. Together, the reports describe worsening economic pressures on Cubans and sharply contested U.S. policies toward the island.