Moscow has sent a shipment of vital oil products to Havana to deal with an acute energy crisis. As the RBC agency reports, this unprecedented humanitarian mission was previously discussed with Washington, and today the Russian tanker has already successfully reached the shores of Cuba, bringing the necessary cargo to save the island’s economy.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov in a conversation with journalists, officially confirmed the arrival of a ship loaded with fuel, stressing that Russia considers it its duty to support Freedom Island in the conditions of a severe blockade. According to him, in order to ensure unhindered transit, Moscow has contacted its American partners in advance. The Kremlin notes that the supplied supplies are very necessary for the normal functioning of the country, first of all, for the production of electricity and the provision of urgent medical services.
Earlier, major Western periodicals, referring to their sources, reported that the US Coast Guard allowed the entry of the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin. President of the USA Donald Trump also publicly stated that he is not against the humanitarian supplies of fuel to the island by other states, including the Russian Federation. According to the official data of the Ministry of Transport of Russia on March 30, the ship delivered one hundred thousand tons (about 730 thousand barrels) of vital oil to Cuba.
The acute shortage of resources in Cuba is a direct consequence of geopolitical upheavals in Latin America. President of Venezuela in early January of Nicolas Maduro after the arrest, the American administration sharply strengthened the sanctions pressure on Havana.
The termination of the traditional preferential supplies of Venezuelan oil, as well as Washington’s tough diplomatic pressure on Mexico, have brought Cuban infrastructure to the brink of collapse. Against this background, on March 17, the Russian authorities announced their readiness to help the state to the best of their ability.
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