translate English to French: The embargo abruptly and drastically cut Cuba off from all ties with the United States, our closest market, the country with which Cuba had historically carried out the bulk of its foreign trade, and to which we were technologically linked as well.
Le blocus a privé Cuba subitement et radicalement de tout lien avec les États-Unis, notre marché le plus proche, où se faisait historiquement la majeure partie du commerce extérieur cubain et auquel nous étions liés technologiquement.