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US lets Russian oil tanker approach Cuba despite blockade

Deutsche Welle · · 417 words · By Dharvi Vaid
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“US lets Russian oil tanker approach Cuba despite blockade”
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Wikipedia entries discuss Cuba-US relations and embargoes but do not mention specific Russian oil tankers or US actions regarding Cuban blockades. No direct confirmation of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cuban thaw (Spanish: deshielo cubano, pronounced [desˈʝelo kuˈβano]) was a normalization of Cuba–United States relations from July 2015 to June 2017, ending a 54-year stretch of hostility between …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_thaw
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cuba–Russia relations (Russian: Российско-кубинские отношения, Spanish: Relaciones Ruso-Cubanas) reflect the political, economic and cultural exchanges between Cuba and Russia. These countries have ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A United States embargo has prevented U.S. businesses and citizens from conducting trade or commerce with Cuban interests since 1960. Modern diplomatic relations are cold, stemming from historic confl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_…
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“The Anatoly Kolodkin — which is reportedly carrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil — was just off the eastern tip of Cuba and sailing at 12 knots on Sunday, ship tracking data showed.”
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Wikipedia entries about shadow fleets and Russo-Georgian crisis do not reference the Anatoly Kolodkin or its location. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — After the Russo-Georgian War in August 2008, a number of incidents occurred in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Tensions between Georgia, Ukraine, the United States and the NATO on one side and Russia, Sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-war_Russo-Georgian_crisis…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A shadow fleet, also referred to as a dark fleet, is a ship or group of such shadow ships, "...that uses concealing tactics to smuggle sanctioned goods". Shadow fleets are a direct response to interna…
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“It is slated to arrive at the port of Matanzas on Tuesday, news agency AFP reported.”
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The Hindu cross-reference confirms the arrival at Matanzas on March 31, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific detail.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The tanker, traveling at 12 knots, is now scheduled to arrive at the western port of Matanzas on Tuesday (March 31).
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/russian-tanker-h…
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“Trump says 'no problem' with Russian oil shipment to Cuba”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Trump's statement on Russian oil shipments to Cuba.
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“Cuba is in the grips of an economic crisis which has worsened since January 3 when Trump imposed a de facto fuel blockade on the island nation after the US ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — Cuba's main regional ally and energy provider.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the timeline or details of the fuel blockade's impact on Cuba's economy.
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“Trump has threatened nations with punitive tariffs if they sell oil to Havana, and has also publicly contemplated the possibility of a 'friendly takeover' of the Communist-ruled island.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm Trump's threats or considerations regarding Cuba.
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“The Russian-flagged tanker would bring the first shipment of oil to Cuba since January 9.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the timeline of the first Russian oil shipment to Cuba since January 9.
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“The 9.6 million residents of the island have been plunged into complete darkness on multiple nights due to the severe energy shortage.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm power outages due to energy shortages in Cuba.
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“The Anatoly Kolodkin left the port of Primorsk in Russia on March 8.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the departure date of the Anatoly Kolodkin from Primorsk.
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“The British Royal Navy said in a statement on March 19 that it had dispatched its warship HMS Mersey and a Wildcat helicopter to report on the movements of the tanker.”
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No evidence found in web search, cross-references, or Wikipedia to confirm the British Royal Navy's involvement in monitoring the tanker.
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“The British navy said that a Russian naval ship had escorted the tanker across the English Channel before the two Russian vessels separated at the western end of the Channel and the tanker continued to sail into the Atlantic.”
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“In its report on Sunday, the New York Times cited a US official briefed on the matter as saying that the US Coast Guard allowed the sanctioned vessel to sail to Cuba.”
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“The US temporarily eased sanctions on Russia earlier this month to help improve the global flow of oil that has been upended by the US-Israel war with Iran.”
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