Second Russian oil tanker heads toward Cuba

White House Grants Limited Exception for Russian Oil Delivery to Cuba

The White House said the United States allowed a Russian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil to reach Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even as Washington kept its broader pressure campaign on the island in place. Officials indicated the decision was handled as a one-time case rather than a wider shift in policy. Russian authorities later said the tanker had arrived with a large cargo of crude, giving Cuba a needed supply boost as the country struggle…

Second Russian oil tanker heads toward Cuba

The Russian tanker Universal, linked to the so-called "shadow fleet," was detected sailing in the North Atlantic heading west toward Cuba,