Russian oil tanker nears Cuba in test of US resolve on blockade
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev confirmed Wednesday thatRussia is providing fuel shipments to Cuba, saying, We are sendinghumanitarian aid. We are providing humanitarian support, and that the move is intended to help the island cope with severe shortages caused by a US blockade. In January, the Trump administration halted the subsidised Venezuelan oil shipments that had kept the Cubanenergygrid running.
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