Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as crisis deepens

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Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as crisis deepens
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Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit an island whose power grid is crumbling.

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