United States ruler Donald Trump said that kidnapping Cuba’s ruler, Miguel Diaz-Canel, “wouldn’t be very tough.” But Trump added that an operation to take out the Cuban leader won’t be necessary anyway, due to the worsening US-induced energy shortage.

Trump made the comments while speaking on Tuesday to reporters aboard Air Force One. He praised his strategy of economically isolating the island nation, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1960, as a means of forcing Havana to make concessions.

“In the meantime, there’s an embargo. There’s no oil. There’s no money. There’s no anything,” he said, taking credit for the destruction of Cuba’s economy.

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When asked whether he was considering an operation similar to the one that led to the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month, Trump replied: “I don’t want to answer that. Why would I answer that?” He then added: “If I was, it wouldn’t be a very tough operation as you can figure, but I don’t think that’ll be necessary.” –RT

The US abducted Maduro and put him on trial on American soil last month, claiming he is the head of a drug cartel and not a legitimate leader. Many non-Western nations, including Russia and China, condemned the assault.

The Trump administration also admitted that the operation in Venezuela was all about the oil. It had nothing to do with the “narco terrorism” the U.S. ruling class originally tried to blame it on.  The operation was partly aimed at putting the country’s oil exports under US control. Washington has since threatened tariffs against any nation supplying crude to Cuba, which relies heavily on imports for energy. Mexico, a key supplier, has yielded to US pressure and cut deliveries.

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Cubans have taken to using charcoal stoves and, where available, solar panels as power shortages worsen. Trump blamed the humanitarian crisis on Havana instead of the U.S. ruling class’s sanctions on oil. “Cuba is right now a failed nation, and they don’t even have jet fuel to get for airplanes to take off,” he told reporters.