US will reportedly allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade
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“A Russia-flagged tanker carrying Russian crude entered Cuba’s exclusive economic zone on Sunday, according to ship tracking data”
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“Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk after loading some 650,000 barrels of Urals crude, could soon discharge at Cuba’s Matanzas port if it does not change its current course”
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“Washington has effectively blocked all oil shipments to Cuba in an attempt to pressure the government in Havana”
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Wikipedia confirms the U.S. embargo against Cuba since 1960, which restricts oil trade. The claim aligns with this established policy.
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— 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 …
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— Modern diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States are cold, stemming from historic conflict and divergent political ideologies. The two nations restored diplomatic relations on July 20, 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba–United_States_relations
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— 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…
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“The US has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russia to help improve the flow of oil that has been restricted by the US and Israeli military strikes on Iran”
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— The State of Israel is represented in the Russian Federation through an embassy in Moscow and a consulate-general in Saint Petersburg. Russia is represented in Israel through an embassy in Tel Aviv an…
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— Since the 1960s, the relationship between Israel and the United States has grown into a close alliance in economic, strategic and military aspects. The U.S. has provided strong support for Israel; it …
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— The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations. They have had diplomatic relations since the establishment of the latter country in 1991, a continuation of the relationship the Unit…
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“The New York Times on Sunday confirmed that the Russian tanker was headed for Cuba, citing a US official who had been briefed on the matter”
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“The US-sanctioned tanker Anatoly Kolodkin was on its way to Cuba, LSEG ship-monitoring data also showed”
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“The vessel departed from Russia’s Primorsk port carrying some 650,000 barrels of crude, though the New York Times report said it had 730,000 barrels”
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“In either case, that much oil would provide significant relief to Cuba, which, according to President Miguel Díaz-Canel, has not received any oil imports for three months”
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“leading to strict rationing of gasoline and exacerbating an energy crisis that has resulted in multiple power outages across the Caribbean island nation”
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