Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
A Russian oil tanker has docked in Cuba, providing temporary relief after months of shortages.
Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba ending near-total blockade
A Russian oil tanker has docked in Cuba, providing temporary relief after months of shortages. Grouped from 15 articles across 9 sources.
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US lets Russian oil tanker approach Cuba despite blockade
US President Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with Russia or another country delivering oil to Cuba as the island nation faces an acute energy crisis.
Cuba waits for Russian oil tanker to arrive amid US blockade
After a US blockade, Cuba is waiting on the arrival of a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying thousands of barrels of oil.
Russian oil tanker reaches Cuba after Trump appears to loosen blockade
The tanker has reached Cuban waters just hours after Donald Trump said he had "no problem" with it.
Trump appears to relax oil blockade on Cuba as Russian tanker arrives
US president says he has ‘no problem’ with countries sending oil to Cuba, in potential lifeline to island nation Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump appears to have relaxed his blockade on fuel-starved Cuba after a Russian tanker reached the Caribbean island carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude. Russia’s transport ministry said the Anatoly Kolodkin tanker arrived at the port of Matanzas on Cuba’s northern coast on Monday to deliver the crisis-hit country’s first such cargo in more than three months. Continue reading...
US says Cuba policy unchanged despite allowing Russian tanker
The White House says US policy toward Cuba remains unchanged despite allowing a sanctioned Russian tanker.
Sanctioned Russian oil tanker set to arrive in Cuba despite U.S. blockade
Trump said he has ‘no problem’ with tanker Anatoly Kolodkin delivering relief to the beleaguered island
Trump signals easing of Cuba oil blockade as Russian tanker nears
U.S. President Donald Trump signalled he was reversing course on blocking oil shipments to Cuba on Sunday, saying he had 'no problem' with any country sending crude as a Russian tanker neared a Cuban port with a badly needed shipment.
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba amid blockade as Trump says island ‘has to survive’
The U.S. is reportedly allowing a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba as President Donald Trump eases pressure on the island, saying country "needs to survive."
Trump says he has "no problem" with Russian tanker bringing oil to Cuba
When asked if a New York Times report that the tanker would be allowed to reach Cuba was true, Mr. Trump said: "If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it's Russia or not."
Russia welcomes arrival of oil tanker in Cuba after Trump softens approach to U.S. blockade
A Russian oil tanker carrying a humanitarian shipment of 100,000 tons of crude oil reportedly arrived in Cuba on Monday.
Cuba to receive first oil shipment this year despite U.S. blockade
Cuba prepared on Monday to receive a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the island’s first such delivery this year.
Russian oil tanker arrives in Cuba as Moscow vows to stand by Havana
Cuba has not received an oil tanker in three months.
White House says no change in Cuba policy after Russian tanker waiver
WASHINGTON, March 30 - The White House said on Monday it has not changed U.S. policy toward Cuba, even as it allowed a sanctioned Russian tanker to deliver fuel to the island for humanitarian reasons, saying such decisions would be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker closes in on Cuban port of Matanzas
HAVANA/HOUSTON, March 30 - A Russian-flagged oil tanker ship was closing in on the Cuban port of Matanzas on Monday, according to ship tracking data, promising a lifeline for an island whose economy has ground to a halt under a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington.
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