Russia Defies US Blockade On Cuba, Delivers Emergency Fuel Supplies – The Cradle

 Russia Defies US Blockade On Cuba, Delivers Emergency Fuel Supplies

Washington is seeking to push Cuba’s economy toward collapse in a bid for regime change

A Russian tanker carrying 100,000 tons of oil has arrived in Cuba amid the ongoing US blockade of the island nation, Russian media reported on 30 March.

“The Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil as humanitarian aid, has arrived in Cuba,” the Russian Transport Ministry reported.

The ship is currently awaiting unloading at the port of Matanzas.

Cuba has suffered an energy crisis since US President Donald Trump ordered his forces to raid Venezuela and kidnap President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in January.

Following the raid, the Washington took control of Venezuelan oil, blocking fuel and oil shipments from Caracas to Havana.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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