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Trump Says He Has ‘No Problem’ with Russian Oil Tanker Bringing Relief to Cuba Despite Blockade
The Russian tanker carrying about 730,000 barrels of crude oil is allowed through the US blockade, providing Cuba with roughly two weeks of fuel amid a severe energy crisis.
- On Monday, the US administration allowed the sanctioned Russian-flagged tanker Anatoly Kolodkin to proceed to Cuba, marking a rare pause in Washington's de facto fuel blockade of the energy-starved island.
- Washington's fuel blockade intensified after the January 3 capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, which cut off Cuba's primary oil supplier and triggered severe fuel rationing, blackouts, and nationwide shortages across the island.
- Carrying approximately 730,000 barrels of crude, the tanker is expected to reach Matanzas by Tuesday, with energy analyst Jorge Piñón estimating the cargo could yield 250,000 barrels of diesel—enough to cover about 12.5 days of demand.
- President Donald Trump stated he has "no problem" with the delivery, telling reporters, "the people need heat and cooling," while maintaining the shipment will not fundamentally alter Cuba's deteriorating energy crisis.
- Analysts warn the shipment offers only temporary relief, not a permanent solution, as the administration continues pressuring Cuba's government while managing geopolitical implications of the vessel's arrival off Florida's coast.
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Trump Has 'No Problem' With Russian Tanker Bringing Oil to Cuba
President Trump on Sunday night said he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a US oil blockade, the AP reports. "We have a tanker out there. We don't mind having...
Trump says he has "no problem" with Russian tanker bringing oil to Cuba despite blockade
When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Mr. Trump said: "If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not."
For months, the US has been blocking oil imports to Cuba – now Trump is letting a Russian tanker pass. What this means for the supply of the island and why the president suddenly intervenes.
For months, the US has been blocking oil imports to Cuba - now Trump is letting a Russian tanker pass. What this means for the supply of the island and why the president suddenly intervenes.
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www.diariolibre.comU.S. President Donald Trump said this Sunday that he does not care that Cuba receives crude oil from a Russian oil tanker in the vicinity of the island: "They have to survive! (...) I have no problem," he said. In statements to reporters aboard the presidential plane this Sunday, Trump dismissed that the arrival of crude oil in Cuba would have some impact on the current situation on the island and assured that the Caribbean government is "finish…
The United States has allowed a Russian oil tanker to sail to Cuba, despite the fact that the U.S. oil blockade is actually blocked by the Caribbean island, which faces an energy crisis, reports New York Times. The ship “Anatoli Kolodkin”...
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