Mexico has also stepped up aid shipments to the island amid rising tensions between the US and its neighbors.

The Canadian government on Monday announced plans to send aid to Cuba, which is currently being squeezed economically by a US oil embargo. As reported by the Associated Press, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand revealed that the government is “preparing a plan to assist,” adding that “we are not prepared at this point to provide any details” of what it will entail.

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