{"id":9080,"date":"2026-03-30T15:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web3anchor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/us-allows-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-cuba-amid-blockade-as-trump-says-island-has-to-survive\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:05:44","slug":"us-allows-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-cuba-amid-blockade-as-trump-says-island-has-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web3anchor.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/us-allows-russian-oil-tanker-to-reach-cuba-amid-blockade-as-trump-says-island-has-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island \u2018has to survive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. government will allow a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, effectively easing a blockade that has pushed the island into an energy crisis, according to a report.<\/p>\n

The Russian-flagged tanker, the Anatoly Kolodkin, was headed for Cuba on Sunday, carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil, The New York Times reported, citing a U.S. official who had been briefed on the matter.<\/p>\n

The tanker Anatoly \u2060Kolodkin was just off the eastern tip of Cuba on Sunday, ship tracking data showed.<\/p>\n

“We have a tanker out there. We don\u2019t mind having somebody get a boatload, because they need \u2026 they have to survive,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked about the report.<\/p>\n

CUBA’S ENTIRE ELECTRICAL GRID COLLAPSES, LEAVING WHOLE ISLAND WITHOUT POWER<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it\u2019s Russia or not,” he added.<\/p>\n

Trump had sought to restrict oil shipments to Cuba in an effort to pressure its government.<\/p>\n

The U.S. government has temporarily eased some sanctions on Russian oil shipments to help stabilize global energy markets amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran that began last month.<\/p>\n

CUBAN OFFICIAL REVEALS MILITARY ‘PREPARING’ FOR CONFLICT AFTER TRUMP CONSIDERS ‘TAKING’ ISLAND<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Anatoly Kolodkin, which departed from Primorsk, Russia, could soon dock at the Matanzas port in Cuba if it remains on its current path, according to tracking services MarineTraffic and LSEG.<\/p>\n

The oil would provide significant relief to Cuba, where President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel has said fuel shortages have persisted for months, forcing strict gas rationing and deepening the island\u2019s energy crisis.<\/p>\n

The U.S. capture of then-Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in January stripped a key Cuban ally who had been providing oil to the island on favorable terms.<\/p>\n

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The Trump administration then blocked all Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba and vowed to impose punitive tariffs on any third country that supplied shipments to the island, forcing Mexico to stop its exports to Cuba.<\/p>\n

Another ship, the Hong Kong-flagged Sea Horse, was also carrying about 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel to Cuba, but was rerouted to Venezuela.<\/p>\n

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