"Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico, reported that oil exports to Cuba have been carried out for years through contracts and humanitarian aid, and stated that the flow has not varied from the historical trend. During her morning press conference this Tuesday in Mexico City, the Mexican leader noted that, in light of "the current situation in Venezuela, evidently Mexico became an important supplier" for Cuba. Sheinbaum was questioned about a Financial Times report stating that Mexico overtook Venezuela and became the main supplier of oil to Cuba in 2025. However, she said that Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has not provided her with information on the matter. "No more oil is being sent than what has historically been sent. There is no particular shipment. For many years oil has been sent to Cuba for different reasons, some are contracts, others are humanitarian aid," she said. During the conference, Sheinbaum also reiterated her rejection of the US military operation in Venezuela on 3 January, when President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were detained. "What cannot be allowed is for a country to arrive and detain, outside all the international framework of rules and international norms, a president," she said. According to the Mexican president, the US military incursion into Venezuelan territory should not be minimised under the argument that the troops did not remain permanently. "Wanting to say that there is no invasion because United States troops did not stay in the country is wanting to cover the sun with a finger," she added. She also questioned the allegations against Nicolas Maduro and his supposed leadership of the Cartel de los Soles, since the United States Department of Justice itself admitted that such an organisation does not exist."