With the US blocking Venezuelan crude, Cuba has become another flashpoint in Mexican-US relations. Sheinbaum appeared to bow to US pressure and cancelled a shipment to Cuba this month, leaving Havana with enough oil to last just 15 to 20 days at current levels of demand and production, data company Kpler said on Thursday.

Mexico's stance on Cuba as Trump threatens the island's oil supply and a Baja California security update were topics at Friday's presser.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday in the midst of a controversy over the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder.

Trump, Mexico's Sheinbaum Discuss Border, Drugs, Trade

By Brendan O'Boyle and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez MEXICO CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke on Thursday about trade and security, as both governments geared up for high-stakes negotiations later this year about their trilateral trade deal with Canada.

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to placate President Trump and build a strong relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday touted their conversation over the phone, with both referring to it as “productive” as the administration looks to extend its reach across Latin America.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and her inner circle have been grappling with the right tone to strike in the country’s response to the Venezuela strike for fear of antagonizing the White House.

A significant ingredient of President Donald Trump‘s foreign policy during his second term is keeping other nations off balance. Whether allies, enemies, or nations worried about becoming the latter,