Trump Permits a Sanctioned Russian Tanker to Deliver Fuel to Cuba Amid Severe Power Crisis

Donald Trump confirmed the US will allow the sanctioned Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin to deliver 730,000 barrels of fuel to Cuba to alleviate a severe energy crisis.The vessel, which is sanctioned by the US, EU, and the United Kingdom, is expected to reach Matanzas after the island endured three months without imports.While Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains the goal of regime change, Trump cited humanitarian needs for cooling and heating as justification for the exception.
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