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Russia Calls Cuba a Key Partner as It Plans Second Oil Shipment to the Country
Russia says the next tanker is already being loaded after a 730,000-barrel delivery gave Cuba brief breathing room in its power crisis.
- Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced Thursday that Russia will send a second oil tanker to Cuba as the island grapples with a United States fuel blockade.
- Cuba, which imports around 60% of its energy, has faced severe blackouts since United States forces removed President Nicolas Maduro in January, cutting off the island's primary oil supply.
- The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived in Matanzas on March 31, delivering 730,000 barrels of crude oil, providing the island with its first shipment since January.
- Washington threatened tariffs on oil suppliers but permitted the initial delivery for "humanitarian reasons," while President Donald Trump stated Sunday he had "no problem" with the shipments.
- Moscow maintains close ties with Havana, with Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev stating, "We will not leave the Cubans in trouble," as Russia continues delivering fuel despite international pressure.
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Russia will send a second oil tanker to Cuba to help address the island's fuel shortages. A first Russian oil shipment already arrived in the port of Matanzas last week, despite a US embargo. Prior to the arrival of the Russian tanker, Cuba had not received oil for three months. In an attempt to overthrow the communist regime there, US President Trump threatened countries with punitive tariffs if they supplied oil to the country. Earlier, oil tr…
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. The Russian government is preparing to send a second oil tanker to Cuba to help the island cope with the energy crisis it has been experiencing since the beginning of this year, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said Thursday, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. During an energy forum, Tsivilyov told reporters that the ship is being loaded, without specifying how much fuel will be sent to C…
Russia is preparing to send a second oil tanker to Cuba, following the arrival on 31 March of a first ship on the island under American blockade.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxThe minister of energy to Russian said this morning that Russia send a second ship with petr leo to Cuba reiterating its solidarity with the island.
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