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Russian Oil Shipment Buys US and Cuba Time as Crisis Festers

Mar 30, 2026Center

Russia’s delivery of crude to fuel-starved Cuba temporarily staves off a full-blown humanitarian crisis, with other countries trying to parse Donald Trump’s decision to allow the shipment to reach the island.

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Trump greenlights oil shipments to Cuba as Russian tanker on its way

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President Donald Trump indicated that he has “no problem” with other countries sending oil to Cuba to help shore up its energy supply, seemingly confirming a report that the United States would allow a Russian oil tanker to circumvent the de facto oil blockade and dock in the Caribbean country. The New York Times reported…

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A Russian oil tanker docked in Cuba on Tuesday despite a U.S. blockade on shipments to the country as the Trump administration pushes for regime change in Havana. The Anatoly Kolodkin vessel is carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil and is likely to meet the Cuban population’s daily demand for nine to ten days, according…

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