By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Cuba warned Americans in the country on Tuesday that there was a spike in government-sponsored protests against Washington and that some U.

Russian cargo plane reportedly lands at Cuban military base amid escalating U.S.-Cuba tensions and Trump's national emergency declaration over Havana.

Trump issues executive orders to impose tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, citing ‘extraordinary threat’ to U.S. national security. Here’s how people are reacting

"I think Cuba will not be able to survive," Trump said.

Persistent energy shortages have contributed to economic woes. Estimates indicate that the island requires at least 100,000 barrels of oil per day to function normally. Domestic production covers about 40,000 bpd, but Cuba has long relied on Venezuela and, to a lesser extent, Mexico and Russia to make up the difference in its supply needs.

Cuba doesn't have electricity or food, but Trump's executive order claims it's "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States.

The federal government upgraded its Cuba travel advice on Tuesday, warning Canadians planning to visit the popular Caribbean island that worsening shortages of everything from fuel to food could affect resorts.

The same cold outbreak that smashed records across Florida and the Southeast earlier this week also toppled some all-time records in Cuba, the Bahamas and Central America.