Trump appears to relax de facto oil blockade on Cuba as Russian oil tanker nears island

Donald Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russia sending some oil into Cuba, as tanker Anatoly Kolodkin heads for Cuba with 730,000 barrels of crude Donald Trump has signalled a new flexibility in allowing oil into Cuba, hours before a Russian oil tanker under US sanctions was due to arrive in the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by…

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• Donald Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russia sending some oil into Cuba, as tanker Anatoly Kolodkin heads for Cuba with 730,000 barrels of crude Donald Trump has signalled a new flexibility in…
• Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One the president said: “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba, right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not.” Continue reading...

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• lowing oil into Cuba, hours before a Russian oil tanker under US sanctions was due to arrive in the Caribbean island amid a de facto oil blockade imposed by Washington. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One the…
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Why it matters

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• Donald Trump says he has ‘no problem’ with Russia sending some oil into Cuba, as tanker Anatoly Kolodkin heads for Cuba with 730,000 barrels of crude Donald Trump has signalled a new flexibility in…
• Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One the president said: “If a country wants to send some oil into Cuba, right now, I have no problem whether it’s Russia or not.” Continue reading...