President Trump announced the US would permit a Russian tanker carrying crude oil to Cuba, easing sanctions and addressing the island's energy crisis. The decision comes amidst global market instability and follows reports of rerouted shipments. The Anatoly Kolodkin is en route to Cuba with approximately 730,000 barrels of oil.
President Trump reveals military building 'massive complex' beneath ballroomThe US government will allow a Russia n 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.
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 US official who had been briefed on the matter. The tanker Anatoly Kolodkin was just off the eastern tip of Cuba on Sunday, ship tracking data showed. “We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload, because they need … they have to survive,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday when asked about the report. “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not,” he added. The Hong Kong-flagged crude oil tanker Sea Horse remains at anchor off the coast of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on March 29, 2026. The Sea Horse, which was reportedly carrying Russian diesel to Cuba, rerouted to Venezuela earlier in the week.Trump had sought to restrict oil shipments to Cuba in an effort to pressure its government. The US government has temporarily eased some sanctions on Russian oil shipments to help stabilize global energy markets amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran that began last month. 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. President Trump speaks with members of the media onboard Air Force One on March 29, 2026, while en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, from West Palm Beach, Florida.The oil would provide significant relief to Cuba, where President Miguel Díaz-Canel has said fuel shortages have persisted for months, forcing strict gas rationing and deepening the island’s energy crisis. The US capture of then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January stripped a key Cuban ally who had been providing oil to the island on favorable terms. 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. 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. Israel bars Catholic officials from praying at holy site on Palm Sunday, outraging US Ambassador Mike HuckabeeSkies turn hellish red as Tropical Cyclone Narelle hits Oz, stunning video showsPentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportStream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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