U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island
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The fuel-starved Caribbean island is facing its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union under a U.S. oil blockade.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has said Cuba won't be allowed to take delivery of Russian crude, even as the fuel-starved island appears poised to receive two tankers carrying oil and gas. In a general license published Thursday, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added Cuba to a list of countries that would be blocked from transactions involving the sale, delivery or offloading of crude or petroleum products that originate from Russia. The U.S. had temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea last week, as part of an effort to stabilize energy markets during the U.S. and Israeli-led war on Iran. The short-term measure suspended sanctions that were first imposed on Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The update comes as maritime intelligence providers have been tracking two tankers carrying Russian oil and gas heading toward Cuba. Beset by blackouts and a worsening economic crisis under a U.S. oil blockade, the communist-run Caribbean island is currently facing its biggest test since the collapse of the Soviet Union. U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier in the week that he thinks he'll have the " honor " of taking Havana in some form. Russia, which has been allied to Cuba for decades, has sharply criticized the Trump administration's fuel blockade and pledged to provide the country with "necessary support, including financial aid." Read more Cuba partially restores power and vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade Trump says he thinks he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba' Russia's Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: 'We do not accept anything like this' The tanker Sea Horse is one of the vessels making its way to Cuba, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward. The Hong Kong-flagged ship is estimated to be carrying around 190,000 barrels of Russian gasoil and tracking suggests it could be set to deliver its cargo in the coming days. The tanker has been engaged in deceptive shipping practic...
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