US EditionRussian ship carrying oil docks in Cuba, allowed to proceed despite US energy blockade
The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin delivered 730,000 barrels of oil to Cuba, easing a severe energy crisis worsened by U.S. sanctions and blackouts affecting millions.
- On Tuesday, the Russia-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked at Cuba's Matanzas port carrying about 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first significant energy delivery to the island in three months.
- Cuba's energy crisis intensified after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, eliminating the island's primary fuel source and leaving 10 million people facing endless blackouts.
- President Donald Trump told reporters, "We don't mind having somebody get a boatload because they need & they have to survive," while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said decisions are made case-by-case for humanitarian reasons.
- Experts estimate the crude could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough for roughly nine to ten days of Cuba's fuel demand; however, economist Ricardo Torres at American University warned the shipment offers only temporary breathing room.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russia will continue working on additional shipments, saying "we cannot be indifferent to the desperate situation that Cubans are experiencing," while analysts note the U.S. aims to drive the system to the brink.
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Don't care about the USA: Mexico will join the Russia's oil supplies to Cuba
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her country has every right to supply fuel to Cuba. The statement was made the day after the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked in Matanzas, breaking through the American blockade…
The arrival of the Russian tanker "Anatoly Kolodkin", carrying 100,000 tons of oil as humanitarian aid to Cuba, is not just a symbolic act.
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News & RecordRussian tanker brings oil shipment to Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba — A Russian tanker docked Tuesday at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island.
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