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A tanker carrying Russian fuel is heading to Havana with Russian fuel, testing the oil blockade imposed on the Cuban regime by the Trump Administration.
According to Bloomberg, the tanker Sea Horse received supplies in a ship-to-ship transfer off the coast of Cyprus and likely carries around 200,000 barrels of Russian diesel, according to data obtained through the maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd.
Last Wednesday, the Russian government demanded Washington to show “common sense” and to end the oil blockade that exacerbates the already critical energy crisis in Cuba.
From Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described any attempt to impose a naval veto on the island as "unacceptable" and "categorically" rejected the U.S. accusations that Russian-Cuban cooperation poses a threat to the United States.
The statements were made during the official visit to Russia by the Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at a time when Cuba is facing prolonged blackouts and a severe fuel shortage, exacerbated by restrictions on crude oil imports.
During the bilateral meeting, Lavrov stated that "together with the majority of the members of the international community," Russia urges the United States "to show common sense, adopt a responsible approach, and abandon plans for a naval blockade."
Lavrov emphasized that Russia will continue to support the island "consistently" in the protection of its "sovereignty and security."
Bruno Rodríguez, for his part, denounced the tightening of the embargo, and he defended that Cuba will continue “resolutely advancing in the defense of its independence and sovereignty.”
A few days earlier, the Russian Federation Embassy in Havana confirmed that the Kremlin would send crude oil and refined products to the island under the format of "humanitarian aid".
"It is expected that the supply of crude oil and petroleum products from Russia to Cuba will arrive in the near future as humanitarian aid," a Russian diplomat in Havana told Izvestia.
This would be the first shipment since February 2025, when Moscow sent 100,000 tons of oil to the island through a state loan of 60 million dollars.
Cuba consumes an average of 37,000 barrels daily, and the current situation offers no room for maneuver.
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